title: Benefits associated with nutrigenomics research and their reporting in the scientific literature: researchers' perspectives.
abstract: Nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics (NGx) are fields of research that have raised significant expectations about their potential benefits. This article presents empirical data from an online survey seeking the opinions of NGx researchers (n=126) regarding the achievability of the potential benefits of NGx, the time envisioned for their realization, the motives that may lead to their explicit mention in scientific peer-reviewed articles and the audience(s) targeted by NGx researchers when reporting their results in such articles. Results show that caution should be taken to avoid the risks associated with biohype and the premature dissemination of the potential benefits of NGx among various audiences.
authors.affiliation: OMICS-ETHICS, Research Group, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stenne
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hurlimann
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Godard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D032984:Ethics, Research; D005260:Female; D005378:Financial Support; D036281:Genetic Research; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D054647:Nutrigenomics / Q000379:methods*; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards*