nutrigenomics

 

Entry from US Dictionary

Pronunciation: /ˌn(y)o͞otrijēˈnōmiks, -ˈnäm-/

plural noun

[treated as singular]
  • the scientific study of the interaction of nutrition and genes, especially the role of diet in causing disease: nutrigenomics holds great promise in fighting obesity and cancer

Origin:

blend of nutrition and genomics 'analysis of an organism's complete set of genes.'