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Sounds Like the Blood-Type Diet

Dec 01, 2010

Ken Kornman, the president and chief executive officer of Interleukin Genetics, was on Fox & Friends to discuss his company's genetic test for losing weight. On the show, Kornman says that the test looks at genetic variants to tell you whether you have a low carb genotype, low fat genotype, or a more middle-of-the-road genotype, and then you can tailor your diet to those results to lose weight more effectively. According to Interleukin's Website, the weight management test looks at five gene variants, including ones in FABP2, PPARG, and ADRB2.

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