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单词 nutrigenetic
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nutrigeneticadj.

Brit. /ˌnjuːtrᵻdʒᵻˈnɛtɪk/, U.S. /ˌn(j)utrədʒəˈnɛdɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nutrition n., genetic adj.
Etymology: < nutri- (in nutrition n.) + genetic adj. Compare nutrigenetics n.
Biochemistry.
Relating to both nutrition and genetics; involving or relating to nutrigenetics.See the note at nutrigenetics n.
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1975 R. O. Brennan & W. C. Mulligan Nutrigenetics iii. 28 Functional hypoglycemia..is caused when an individual who suffers from a specific genetic weakness fails to strengthen it with nutritious eating. The cause is then nutrigenetic, a combined form of nutritive and genetic influences.
2006 Nature 3 Aug. 497/1 The inquiry found that ‘nutrigenetic’ tests, combining diet advice with genetics testing, are at best ambiguous and at worst dangers.
2008 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 18 Jan. a12/5 The company had performed tens of thousands of ‘nutrigenetic tests’. The results of the tests are used as the basis of recommendations about a person's diet and nutrition.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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