LDL Response + Gene Food Diet Type

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Example result: diet type California Keto, with supplement findings

Your diet type

California Keto

Farmer's markets and fat.

Fat 40% · Protein 20% · Carbs 40%

Your supplement findings

MagnesiumHigher needs likely

ZincLower status likely

CholineIncreased requirement

One of 20 types. Decided by your genes, not a quiz. Plus a 14-day meal plan built around it.

Example results. Gene Food provides nutrition and wellness information, not medical advice.

Included in Methylation Bundle. Get the methylation answers you have been looking for. The Gene Food methylation report shown on a phone: a Reduced MTHFR activity status, MTHFR C677T CT, MTHFR A1298C AA and COMT Val158Met AG, and a plain-English summary.

Customer quote: Acquiring a custom nutrition plan from Gene Food was the single best health decision of my adult life.

Gerald lowered his LDL cholesterol by 100 points by changing his diet. LDL 192 to 88 mg/dL, ApoB 152 to 73 mg/dL, blood pressure 150/80 to 111/65.

$424Kit plus Health Intelligence. One-time price.

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Do you carry genetic markers that can help explain high LDL? Learn your status with the Gene Food cholesterol & LDL genetic test.

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What You'll Learn

Tests for gene variants associated with elevated cholesterol and LDL
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Personalized nutrition recommendations
Learn your Gene Food diet type

Cholesterol & LDL report

Learn how genetics play a role in cholesterol & LDL response

Along with observational studies and clinical trials, genetic studies have provided key evidence for the causal role of LDL cholesterol in heart disease. Gene variants associated with lower LDL cholesterol levels are associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular events, further supporting the idea that lowering LDL cholesterol can reduce the risk of heart disease. Conversely, some SNPs are associated with elevated LDL and APOB levels. The Gene Food LDL response report uses polygenic risk scoring to identify genetic markers associated with higher and lower LDL cholesterol levels.

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Cholesterol & LDL report example — Illustrative report example, not your personal results.

Reviews

Satisfied customers

Amazing

★★★★★

“Gene Food completely changed the way I approach nutrition. Meal plan is easy to follow, results were ready in 15 minutes, and I no longer crave sweets.”

Jamila Lynn

Hunter Gatherer

The best DNA diet app

★★★★★

“I’ve tried several other companies, including InsiderTracker and DNAfit; if your primary concern is diet then I would absolutely recommend Gene Food as the best of the bunch.”

Alexis Philippou

Urban Grazer

Carbs are GOOD

★★★★★

“Once I went back to carbs (based on the Okinawa diet) and quit the whole 30/paleo diet as well as any attempts at Keto or low-carb, my weight stopped rising, and actually started to go down (and I didn’t even follow the Okinawa diet very strictly, and did no caloric restriction)!”

Kat C.

Okinawan

Best health decision of my adult life

★★★★★

“Acquiring a custom nutrition plan from Gene Food was the single best health decision of my adult life. I frequent the Gene Food blog & the Gene Food podcast. John O’Connor and Dr. Aaron Gardner are focused on providing individuals with the very best science based information today. I believe their individualized approach, not the “one size fits all” seen frequently, is the future of optimizing health and wellness.”

Bethny Brown-Avila

Wayoan

Diet Types

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

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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.

Frequently asked questions

The inability of the cardiology and lipid community to explain the why behind a patient’s dyslipidemia with widespread sterol testing has left an informational void filled with bad information that often downplays the role of APOB and LDL in heart disease. Genetic testing for well-established and scientifically backed markers associated with elevated LDL and familial hypercholesterolemia gives people an explanation for why they may see elevated lipids. In turn, understanding foundational genetic risk factors is key to creating a personalized approach to health and wellness.

Dietary protocols can have a big impact on APOB and LDL levels, and the Gene Food LDL Response report is designed to provide guidance on how different diets impact cardiovascular risk by genotype.

As one example, the risk "G" allele of 68777C>G in the PPARG gene has been identified as potentially increasing cardiovascular risk while on a diet high in saturated fat. Conversely, there may be a beneficial effect when overall fat intake is relatively low.

Studies in humans showed that the ratio of saturated to unsaturated fats within total dietary fat intake may act as a better marker. When the U:S ratio was low (<0.33 i.e. more saturated fat in the diet), then cardiovascular risk markers (LDL-C, HDL-C) were increased; as the ratio normalized and more unsaturated fats were incorporated, the risk decreased.

This report is available with the Methylation Bundle (Health Intelligence), alongside the core reports included with your Gene Food DNA test. Current bundle pricing is shown above.

Like all our tests, the LDL response test is a simple cheek swab test. A self-addressed return envelope is included with the test kit, as are detailed instructions for taking the test. The swab sample is sent to our CLIA-certified laboratory in Houston, where the sequencing occurs.

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