Kresser Institute

Tools, Training & Community for Functional Health Professionals

  1. Home
  2. Knowledge Base
  3. Nutrition
  4. If someone has the ApoE4 gene, would you recommend a Mediterranean Paleo diet if they don’t have any other risk factors?

If someone has the ApoE4 gene, would you recommend a Mediterranean Paleo diet if they don’t have any other risk factors?

Kelsey Marksteiner: Probably, I would. You can do it a little bit less intensely than what I was talking about before potentially. For example, you don’t have to go as low as possible with the saturated fat. They could maybe eat some saturated fat, but just for the majority of their fat intake focus on the monounsaturated fats, all the ones I was talking about before. They’re going to have a slightly higher carb intake, like we were talking about before with the Mediterranean Paleo diet. That’s perfect. Most of them are going to do perfectly fine with that, and it’s probably a lower-risk option for them to do long term, just focusing on that slightly higher carb intake, lower saturated fat intake, and then just keep an eye on those levels of risk over time because maybe at some point in the future they’re going to start seeing those risk factors go up more significantly than they are right now. I would just definitely really, really track that over time. Don’t just forget about it because they don’t have it now. But, yeah, I would probably recommend a Mediterranean Paleo diet. It just may not have to be quite as strict as someone with higher risk level or who has an actual history of heart attack or anything like that.

Was this article helpful?

Related Articles

0 Comments

Leave Comment

Leave a Reply

Need Support?

Can't find the answer you're looking for?
Contact Support
Kresser Institute Icon ADAPT Health Coach Training Program Icon ADAPT Practitioner Training Program Icon ADAPT Courses Icon