MELBOURNE-BASED genetics and consumer health company myDNA has launched a new diet DNA test.
Company founder and medical director Associate Professor Leslie Sheffield said that the new diet report consisted of four carefully evaluated DNA tests.
"myDNA brings its team of genetic scientists, dieticians and genetic counsellors to the international body of research on DNA," he said.
"We evaluate the evidence and only propose tests which we feel have evidence justifying their use."
Sheffield said the new myDNA Personalised Diet Report relied on four genes to uncover personalised insights into appetite, storage of fat, and how the body is programmed to regulate fat storage and breakdown.
Customers who use the test can also speak directly to an expert, a "free and market differentiating service" available from myDNA to ensure people can ask questions and understand their results.
Sheffield said the company's medication reports, available since 2016, must be delivered during a consultation with a healthcare professional, such as a pharmacist to ensure appropriate prescribing considerations were made.
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