Diet

Pathway Tests analyzes genetic markers associated with how your body responds to various macronutrients. Each patient is provided with a matching diet type based on the genetic test results. The matching diet types are: low fat, low carbohydrate, Mediterranean, and balanced. You also have the choice of ordering one meal plan type: Standard, Gluten-Free, Pregnancy & Lactation, Dairy-Free, and Vegetarian.

Pathway genetic tests will tell you personalized information about these diet-related factors:

Matching diet type: choice of Standard, Gluten-Free, Pregnancy & Lactation,  Dairy-Free, or Vegetarian.
Genetic risk for decreased omega-6 and omega-3
Response to monounsaturated fats
Response to polyunsaturated fats

Eating Behavior

Knowing that your eating behavior traits may be influenced by genetics can be powerful in helping you set specific, realistic, time-managed health- and wellness-related goals.

Pathway genetic tests will tell you personalized information about your eating behavior-related traits:

• Eating disinhibition
• Food desire
• Hunger
• Satiety – feeling full
• Snacking
• Sweet tooth

Food Reactions

Pathway Tests may help you identify why you react to certain foods and substances in different ways, as well as some factors that can influence your food preferences. Pathway genetic tests will tell you personalized information about these food reactions:

• Sweet Tooth
• Alcohol flush*
• Bitter taste*
• Caffeine metabolism*
• Lactose intolerance*

* Only available with PathwayFit®

Nutritional Needs

Certain genetic markers are associated with lower blood levels of different vitamins or require more of a certain vitamin for optimal health. Pathway Tests® can help you identify which nutrients you may be deficient in, or need more of in your diet.

Pathway genetic test will tell you personalized information about your nutritional needs for :

• Folate
  • Vitamin A
  • Vitamin B2
  • Vitamin B6
  • Vitamin B12
  • Vitamin C
  • Vitamin D
  • Vitamin E

Exercise Response

Pathway Tests® provides information about whether you may respond better to endurance training or strength training. Knowing this can help you focus on the types of exercise where you may see more positive results.

Pathway genetic test will tell you personalized information about your exercise-related factors:

• Strength training*
• Achilles tendinopathy*
• Aerobic capacity (VO2max)*
• Blood pressure response to exercise*
• BMI response to exercise*
• Endurance training
• HDL cholesterol response to exercise*
• Insulin sensitivity response to exercise
• Loss of body fat response to exercise*

* Only available for PathwayFit®

Your Body and Weight

Pathway Tests provides information about your propensity to being obese, the likelihood of regaining weight after weight loss, how fast your metabolism may work, as well as insight into how efficiently you may lose fat when you start a weight loss program.

Pathway genetic tests will tell you personalized information about these body- and weight-related factors:

• Genetic risk for decreased adiponectin
• Metabolism
• Obesity
• Weight loss-regain

 Metabolism

These results may help you and your physician gain insight into your metabolic health forecast. The results may motivate behavioral changes if you do not currently have optimal diet and lifestyle factors in place.

Pathway genetic test will tell you personalized information about your metabolic health-related factors:

• Genetic risk for decreased HDL cholesterol
• Genetic risk for elevated blood sugar
• Genetic risk for elevated LDL cholesterol
• Genetic risk for elevated triglycerides

Medication Response

• Aminoglycoside-induced hearing loss*
• Clopidogrel metabolism (Plavix)*
• Codeine and nursing mothers*
• Estrogen supplementation**
• Simvastatin-induced myopathy*
• Warfarin*
• Methotrexate toxicity*

*Only available for Pathway Healthy Weight DNA Insight®
**Pathway Woman DNA Insight ®

Health Conditions

• Diabetes, type 2*
• Osteoarthritis*
• Venous thrombosis*

* Only available for Healthy Weight DNA Insight® and Healthy Woman DNA Insight ®