Studies of the human genome could help in discovering the ways in which food affects our genes and why individuals react differently to different nutrients and different types of food.

This could, in the future, help with the development of foods with specific nutritional effects, designed to meet the specific needs of an idividual .

Functional food contains important components that act on health or reduce the risk of various diseases, can help offset the effects of certain genes and even delay the development of certain chronic diseases and health problems.

 

The area of research that is perhaps the most promising is the research of the aging process. Specifically, the researchers found that control of calorie input can increase life expectancy by 30-40 %, but the exact mechanism has not yet been discovered . This discovery could help in creating a menu that will improve the quality of life and extend life expectancy.

 

It might even become a common procedure to give advice about diet and making a menu that is just for a person on the basis of information carried by the genes.