Nutrition and Technology

In the future of our field, the most anticipated technology of the day as applied to nutrition will be the rise of individualized nutritional advised based on one's genes. Can you imagine, nutrition advice that is no longer based solely on one's gender, height, weight, age and physical activity? Better yet, one that is tailored completely to the individual based on their DNA! Genetics is the greatest upcoming force in nutrition, and a valuable one at that. With the help of genetics, the world of nutrition and dietetics will be able to climb to unthinkable heights in the areas of preventative and disease related nutritional therapy! People who are pre-disposed genetically for different diseases will be able to use preventative nutritional therapy to combat the onset of the disease years before its possible onset! This technology would not only be beneficial for the overall wellness of society, but also for the economic state of our health care as Medicare costs would go down as a result of such preventative medicine and nutritional therapy. The difficulty of such advanced technology would be in making it available to the population as a whole. The use of such machinery is very expensive and challenges could arise in making it affordable for most Americans. The technology is wonderful, but without being made easily accessible to most, its purpose would not be realized and its function would become practically useless.