Phytosterol & Cholesterol Absorption DNA Test
Discover how your genes may influence cholesterol and plant sterol absorption. The Gene Food Cholesterol & Sterol Absorption DNA Test provides personalized insights into your body's natural absorption tendencies so you have more information when meeting with your doctor.
- CLIA-Certified Lab
- Personalized DNA insights
- Data Never Sold
What You'll Learn
- Tests for ABCG5/8 gene variants associated with greater sterol and cholesterol absorption
- Data is 100% confidential and secure
- Personalized nutrition recommendations
- Learn your Gene Food diet type
Learn how your body handles foods like eggs and avocado
While much of the advice on dietary cholesterol has ignored the rule of cholesterol homeostasis, in which the body tightly regulates cholesterol levels, not everyone fits neatly under this umbrella. In fact, there is tremendous variability in cholesterol absorption, with some of us absorbing only 20% of the cholesterol we eat while others absorb as much as 85%! We now know that genetic variants in genes like ABCG5 and ABCG8 determine how much cholesterol an individual will absorb. Research by world-renowned lipid expert Dr. Tom Dayspring indicates that APOE4 carriers are far more likely to be hyper-absorbers. In people who hyper-absorb cholesterol, eating high-cholesterol foods like eggs will have an impact on their LDL levels and, as a result, their risk for heart disease over time. The Gene Food cholesterol absorption test screens for genetic variants linked to increased absorption of cholesterol and plant sterol.
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Twenty unique diet types, where will you fit?
Gene Food uses a proprietary algorithm to divide customers into one of twenty unique diet types based on dietary fat metabolism, ApoE status, carbohydrate response, histamine, and ability to digest lactose. Where will you fit?
West Angeleno
Healthy fats from whole foods, whole grains, fresh over leftovers, and two plant-based days a week.
Low carb, high fat
Wayoan
Plant-based and low-fat. Meat as a condiment, most dairy out, calories from complex carbs, wild fish for protein.
Macrobiotic template
Lean Machine
Whole grains and plant fats, no dairy, protein mostly from plants with wild fish to hold muscle.
Whole grains, plant fats
Villager
Low-fat, whole-food and plant-based. No oil, fresh over aged foods, calories from complex carbohydrates.
Low glycemic, low fat
Okinawan
Fiber-rich complex carbs make up most calories; saturated fat kept low, no seed oils, animal protein as a condiment.
High carb, very low fat
Vegetarian
Plants first with fish in the rotation. Complex carbs for calories, olive oil only, fresh foods to keep histamine down.
High carb, low fat
Urban Grazer
Robust genes, few restrictions. Whole grains, healthy fats, plant proteins, no dairy or processed meat.
Balanced, few limits
Hunter Gatherer
Omega-3s over saturated fat, low-glycemic carbs, mostly plant protein, and fresh foods to keep histamine in check.
Low glycemic, higher protein
Find out how your body actually handles carbs
Low-carb works for some people and backfires for others. In the PREDICT-1 trial, genetics accounted for nearly half of the variation in how much blood sugar rose two hours after a meal. Our CLIA-certified test scores your carbohydrate response across multiple validated SNPs, matches you to one of 20 diet types, and turns it into a plan: the carbs that suit you, the ones to limit, and a two-week meal plan built around them.
