MOUNTAIN VIEW, California., January 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Digbi Health today announced the addition of ethnic-specific risk scores for nutrition, fitness, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, mental and digestive health in its virtual care program for people living with associated polychronic mental and physical illnesses. with inflammatory bowel and weight.
It is well established that disease risk, food allergies, gut microbiome composition, and pharmaceutical risk vary significantly by ethnicity and gender because they are rooted in an individual’s genetics and gut microbiome. A) African Americans have a higher genetic risk for hypertension and lung cancer despite lower rates of smoking, B) Black women are more likely to have breast cancer, C) Hispanic adults have a higher risk for diabetes . D) Asian Indian men have a fourfold increased risk of cardiovascular disease, even if they have a normal BMI, do not smoke, and are vegetarian E) White European men have an increased risk of atrial fibrillation, F) Jews of European descent have one of the highest risks of developing colon cancer of any ethnicity worldwide and, G) white women have a higher risk of digestive and inflammatory disease such as arthritis.¹
Genetic testing has become more widespread, with millions of Americans doing genetic testing at home. Employers and health plans are adopting digital care programs for their employees. Despite the popularity, current genetic tests and digital care programs do not take into account gender and ethnic diversity.
Specifically, 78% of genetic studies come from people of predominantly European descent and most digital care guidelines are predominantly based on studies conducted with the white male population, even though they only represent 16% of the population.², leading to significant inequity in care outcomes for women and people of color.
Digbi’s new Genetic Scores address these inequities in health outcomes and care is personalized using a member’s ethnic ancestry as measured by their DNA sequence, gut microbiome, eating habits and food preference. In a recently published study Of 393 adults, Digbi’s polychronic care program was found to be equally effective across ethnicities and income levels.
“It is extremely problematic for the health of an increasingly diverse workforce to limit genetic data from the gut microbiome to a unique digital care population and programs that have a proven gender and ethnic bias. The Digbi Care and Science Team is committed to eliminating disparities in health outcomes as we advance our understanding of genetic science and the gut microbiome,” said ranjan sinha, founder and CEO of Digbi Health.
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Digbi Health provides convenient, virtual care for people living with polychronic physical and mental illnesses associated with inflammatory bowel disease and weight. Digbi uses AI to harness genetic, gut microbiome, clinical, dietary, and behavioral information to deliver comprehensive personalized care, including food as medicine, behavioral training support, remote monitoring, and connected healthcare coordination to equitably address the root. cause of the disease Follow us LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Y Facebook.
¹ https://www.pihhealth.org/wellness/articles/ethnicity-and-disease-risk-whats-the-connection/
² https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/lack-diversity-genetic-research-could-be-costing-us-our-health
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