will precision nutrition help us achieve greater health
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Will precision nutrition help us achieve greater health equity?
Christina A. Roberto, PhDMitchell J. Blutt & Margo Krody Blutt
Presidential Associate Professor of Health Policy
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No conflicts of interest to disclose
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Will precision nutrition help us achieve greater health equity?
Maybe. But I’m skeptical.
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The promise of precision medicine
• People differ in disease risk & biological response to diet
• It’s appealing to give tailored nutrition advice vs. “one-size-fits-all”
• Goals of precision nutrition:“to understand the health effects of the complex interplay among genetics, microbiome, antibiotic and probiotic use, metabolism, food environment, and physical activity, as well as economic, social, and other behavioral characteristics.”
Rodgers & Collins, 2020, JAMA
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Individual-levelGenomics
Microbiome
Neurobiology
Wearable devices
Mobile technologies
Environmental Forces
Neighborhoods & community context
Economic & social policies
Political systems
Corporations
Social norms
But much of the focus is on individual-level biology & technologies vs. environmental factors
Vs.
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Philadelphia Life Expectancy
20 yr diff. in life expectancy
based on zip code
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New Orleans – 25 year difference
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Can precision nutrition fix that?
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Environmental Drivers
Exploitation of Vulnerabilities
Preferences &Demand
Roberto et al., Lancet, 2016
Vicious Cycle of Unhealthy Dietary Habits
PsychologicalBiological Social & Economic
Overconsumption
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Why am I skeptical?
60% of U.S. adults have a diet-related chronic disease
Many people have difficulty adhering to dietary guidelines…even when simple messages like eat more fruits & vegetables have been consistent for decades.
More targeted advice alone won’t fix that
Dietary guidelines for Americans 2020-2025; https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/sites/default/files/2020-12/Dietary_Guidelines_for_Americans_2020-2025.pdf
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• Knowledge is not the only barrier and often not the main barrier
• Adhering to dietary advice gets even more complicated for disease-specific diets like type 2 diabetes
If we just knew more….
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Why is it hard to communicate
nutrition messages to the public & change behavior?
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Basic Psychology – memory is limited, information processing is effortful
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Memorable & Actionable Guidelines:What good is a guideline people
can’t remember?
2005 Food Pyramid
Ratner & Riis, 2014
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A Sample Personalized Guideline – is it easy to remember? Is it motivating?
MyPyramid Plan
GrainsVegetablesFruitsMilkMeat & Beans
9 ounces
3.5 cups
2 cups
3 cups
6.5 ounces
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Half Plate Guideline vs. MyPyramid
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Study
• Assessed motivation to follow nutritional guidelines
• Randomized to view either Half Plate OR MyPyramid
… NO DELAY
• Open-ended recall of the guideline
• How motivated are you to follow this guideline?
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% with Perfect Immediate Recall
85%
19%
0102030405060708090
100
Half Plate MyPyramid
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Motivation to Follow This Nutrition Guideline
3.9
2.6
5.7
3.3
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Half Plate My Pyramid
Low motivation High motivation
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Study: Can simple guidelines improve choice?
• Assessed motivation to follow nutritional guidelines
• Randomized to view either Half Plate OR MyPyramid
… ONE MONTH DELAY
• Choice task
• Recall of quantities
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Study 3: Choose 6 servings
• Pesto pasta• Roasted chicken• Baked salmon• Broiled scallops • Roasted potato• Sauteed spinach with garlic• Roasted beets• Tomato salad with
cucumbers• Fruit salad• Chocolate cake• Lemon shortbread cookie
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# of Fruits & Vegetables Chosen
2.2 2.2
2.9
2.3
1
2
3
Half Plate My PyramidLow Motivation High Motivation
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% correctly recalling the amounts after one month
62%
0.7%0
102030405060708090
100
Half Plate MyPyramid
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Simple guidelines have ENORMOUS recall advantages
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Those with the greatest resources might have the greatest access to precision nutrition & use it most –
App Example
• Who is more likely to use health apps?
Data – 3,677 people• Nationally representative, NCI
2015 Health Information National Trends Survey
• Data on mobile device & health app use
Carroll et al. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2017
younger women Higher educated
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FRUIT/VEGSERVINGS
CONTAINS JUICE
FRUIT/VEGIMAGERY
NATURAL INGREDIENT
CLAIM
NUTRIENT-CONTENT
CLAIM
NUTRIENT-CONTENT
CLAIM
IMPLIED-HEALTHY
CLAIM
Precision nutrition can be exploited for profit – ex. of health-related marketing
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Online shopping
Center for digital democracy: https://www.democraticmedia.org/article/who-really-pushing-your-online-shopping-cart-you-buy-groceries-its-big-data-machine-learning
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Getting to health equity
framework
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There is often a disconnect between nutrition science & most humans
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