Vitamin D Deficiency Genetic Test - VDR Genes - Gene Food

Vitamin D + Gene Food Diet Type

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Vitamin D needs can vary by individual. Learn your genetic predisposition for maintaining healthy Vitamin D levels.

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  • Personalized DNA insights
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What You'll Learn

  • Learn how much vitamin D your body needs for optimal health
  • Data is 100% confidential and secure
  • Personalized nutrition recommendations
  • Learn your Gene Food diet type
Vitamin D Deficiency Report

Learn whether you have a genetic risk for vitamin D deficiency

Vitamin D plays a key role in the absorption of calcium from the gut, which is required for healthy bone formation, muscle, and heart activity, as well as numerous other cell functions. Genetics influences our ability to maintain healthy levels of many micronutrients, including Vitamin D. The Gene Food Vitamin D Deficiency report gives insight into our vitamin D needs which makes it easier to create a personalized approach to getting adequate amounts of this important nutrient.

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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.

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Frequently asked questions

Getting adequate vitamin D is essential for health, yet vitamin D needs can vary by genotype.

The vitamin D receptor (VDR) encoded by the gene VDR is the receptor for the bioactive form of vitamin D, calcitriol.

Several studies have shown that the shorter VDR protein produced by the presence of the rs2228570 (FokI) ‘C’ allele is more transcriptionally active. Given the same vitamin D levels, someone with the short ‘C’ allele VDR protein will display increased expression of vitamin D-dependent genes. This increased activation of vitamin D-dependent genes results in a greater uptake of calcium from the intestine, which was shown to increase bone density.

Those with the rs2228570 (FokI) ‘C’ allele may not require vitamin D dietary supplements or at least may require a lower dose, as long as they are obtaining sufficient quantities from exposure to sunlight or through diet.

This report is included with the Basic Gene Food DNA test, alongside your diet type and core nutrition reports. Current kit pricing is shown above.

Like all our tests, the Vitamin D Deficiency Report is a simple cheek swab test. The test kit includes a self-addressed return envelope and detailed instructions for taking it. The swab sample is sent to our CLIA-certified laboratory in Houston, where the sequencing occurs.