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STRATEGIC R &
STRATEGIC R & DD

Genetics Testing

for Personalized Diet

to Reach Your Healthiest

Once dietary you need is unique.
Healthy foods are beneficial. Nutrients could effectively promote systems in our body
and contribute growth. However, humans are divergent from outside and inside.

External factors such as body shape and height, make
each consumer’s needs of nutrients different from each
other. In contrast, internal factors are individual.
Consumers will not be able to find information from the
internet what kind of food is suitable and healthy for each
of them. In everyday life, some people cannot drink cow’s
milk but some can, or some people drink coffee every เทคโนโลยีี Genomics จึึงได้้รัับความสนใจึเพิ่่�มขึ้ึ�น
day but some are allergic to caffeine, etc. These
differences are differentiated by an individual genetic ซึ่ึ�งเห็็นได้้จึากกองทุน ARKG ที�ลงทุนในบรั่ษััทด้้าน
material known as “DNA” .
(a)
Genomics technology has rapidly been developed Genomics ชั้ั�นนำขึ้องโลก เติ่บโติ 400% ในปีี
and is growing exponentially. The technology is used in 2559 – 2563 (d)
a wide variety of applications, such as determining genetic
disorders, treatment of diseases, and especially from our
pandemic situation the finding of full genome sequences ARKG Fund index, a fund that invests in the
of virus caused COVID-19. Genomic technology is also world’s leading Genomics companies, has capital
being used in research to determine the reasons why growth of up to 400% in 2016-2020 (d)
consumers dissimilarly respond to kinds of food. Research
evidence showed that differences in DNA are associated
with the decrease of vitamin D absorption . Another
(b)
showed that each participant with different intrinsic DNA
traits results in different levels of Body Mass Index (BMI)
(c) . These researches have resulted in the increasing will empower athletes to assist and design personal dietary plans. One of the
interest in Genomics technology, especially in terms of most widely used genomics technologies is Microarray technology It has been
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investments. ARKG Fund index, a fund that invests in the used globally to analyze and characterize DNA, making us aware of the most
world’s leading Genomics companies, has capital growth appropriate and useful nutrition information for ourselves. We can know that “What
(d)
of up to 400% in 2016-2020 . In Thailand, there is also kind of food are you healthy or allergic to?” and “Knowing your metabolism rate”.
the emerging funds to invest in the world’s leading It will be fascinating if Thailand will be adopting genomics technology that
Genomics companies which shows the great future growth could importantly take part in improving the Thai people’s quality of life.
trend of genomics technology.
The rapid growth of genomics technology contributed
to the growth of the personal nutrition market. The average
compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of personal More Information Service Info C012
nutrition is 16% . In Asia Pacific, the nutraceuticals such
(e,f)
as dietary supplements and vitamins have a market share ข้้อมููลเพิ่่�มูเติ่มู / Additional Information
up to 52% . The entry of these markets makes Asia an 1 เทคโนโลยีี Genomics อยี่าง Microarray ของบริิษััท Illumina
(e,f)
area with great potential for growth of the Personal เอกสารอ้างอ่ง / References
Nutrition market. Thailand has a rich source of food (a) Eileen R. Gibney. Personalised nutrition – phenotypic and genetic variation in response to dietary
resources where export food products worth up to 7-8 intervention. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. Cambridge University Press. Sep 24, 2019
Kristin A Moy, et al. Genome-wide association study of circulating vitamin D–binding protein.
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hundred billion Baht per year . Thailand has officially The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2014 Jun; 99(6): 1424–1431.
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entered an aging society, resulting in higher healthcare (c) Stella Aslibekyan, et al. Epigenome-wide study identifies novel methylation loci associated with
behaviors among consumers which made personal body mass index and waist circumference. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2015 Jul; 23(7): 1493–1501.
https://ark-funds.com/funds/arkg/
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nutrition market grow rapidly. (e) Arizton Advisory & Intelligence. Personalized Nutrition Market Size to Reach Revenues of USD
Genomics technology has effectively been used for 16.70 Billion by 2026. Jun 14, 2021
Research and Markets. Global Personalized Nutrition Market Report 2021-2026: Growth
(f)
the development and implementation for personalized Opportunities Through Collaborations and Strategic Partnerships. Jun 29, 2021
healthcare, such as nutrition, exercises, and (g) สถิิติิการิค้าของไทยี. ศููนยี์เทคโนโลยีีสาริสนเทศูและการิส่�อสาริสำานักงานปลัดกริะทริวงพาณิิชยี์.
pharmacogenomics. For example, the genomic test results http://tradereport.moc.go.th/TradeThai.aspx
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