What differentiates a real-time nutritional prescription from a DNA-based recommendation?
An immediate correction integrates dynamic data (like a CGM spike after oatmeal), while DNA sets a long-term tendency (like sensitivity to saturated fats).
Understanding the data stream source is crucial for setting expectations in personalized nutrition. A recommendation based solely on DNA provides a long-term tendency or inherited potential, such as a predisposition to be sensitive to saturated fats. This usually suggests broad lifestyle changes requiring patience. Conversely, using integrated dynamic data, such as observing a glucose spike via a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) immediately after eating oatmeal, provides an immediate, actionable correction specific to that moment and meal choice, demanding an instant adjustment rather than a long-term shift.
