Healthy Weight DNA Insight (Pathway Genomics) Dallas
Helping patients combat obesity and its associated health hazards
Healthy Weight DNA InsightTM is one of the most comprehensive weight-related genetic tests available, offering a unique combination of nutrigenetic, medication and general health information that enables physicians to make patient-specific recommendations on issues in order to help achieve or maintain a healthy weight.
Understanding a person’s genetic propensity to specific diets, eating behaviors, nutritional needs, exercise activity and health conditions is important to true, long-term success in weight management.
Pathway Genomics provides patients access to a genetic counselor at no charge to review individual results
The Healthy Weight DNA Insight TM genetic test reports on the following conditions and traits:
Eating Behaviors
- Eating disinhibition
- Food desire
- Satiety – feeling full
- Snacking
- Sweet tooth
Health Conditions
- Diabetes, type 2
- Osteoarthritis
- Venous thrombosis
Medication Response
- Clopidogrel metabolism (Plavix)
- Simvastatin-induced myopathy
- Warfarin
Exercise Response
- Endurance training
- HDL (good) cholesterol response to exercise
- Insulin sensitivity response to exercise
- Weight loss – regain
Weight and Diet
- Genetic risk for decreased adiponectin
- Genetic risk for decreased omega-6 and omega-3
- Matching diet type
- Metabolism
- Obesity
- Response to monounsaturated fats
- Response to polyunsaturated fats
Metabolic Health Factors
- Genetic risk for decreased HDL cholesterol
- Genetic risk for elevated LDL cholesterol
- Genetic risk for elevated triglycerides
Nutritional Needs
- Genetic risk for decreased vitamin A
- Genetic risk due to decreased vitamin B2
- Genetic risk for decreased vitamin B6
- Genetic risk for decreased vitamin B12
- Genetic risk for decreased vitamin C
- Genetic risk for decreased vitamin D
- Genetic risk for increased vitamin E
- Genetic risk for decreased folate
