FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2011, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (5 ): 317-320.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201105069

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Applications of Metabolomics in Nutrition Research: A Review

HE Qing-hua,REN Ping-ping,WANG Yu-lan*   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics,
    Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
  • Received:2010-07-22 Revised:2011-01-23 Online:2011-03-15 Published:2011-03-03
  • Contact: HE Qing-hua E-mail:heqinghua2005@gmail.com

Abstract: Metabolomics can quantitatively evaluate subtle dynamic change of metabolic pathways in organisms resulting from external stimuli including diets, living habits, bioactive substances and intestinal flora. It also provides a promising strategy to explore personalized nutrition, nutritional diseases and nutritional epidemiology. Therefore, metabolomics has been widely applied to nutrition research. In this article, metabolomic applications in nutrition research is briefly reviewed.

Key words: metabolomics, nutrition, metabolism, health, disease

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