Your body absorbs two types of nutrients: macronutrients and micronutrients. Macronutrients (carbohydrates, proteins and fats) are your bodyâs direct fuel or energy sources, whereas micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, etc.) indirectly influence available energy by serving as catalysts to release the macros.
Although gene therapy is a promising treatment option for a number of diseases (including inherited disorders, some types of cancer, and certain viral infections), the technique remains risky and is still under study to make sure that it will be safe and effective.n the future, this technique may allow doctors to treat a disorder by inserting a gene into a patientâs cells instead of using drugs or surgery. Researchers are testing several approaches to gene therapy, including: Replacing a mutated gene that causes disease with a healthy copy of the gene.
1 Germline gene therapy enables the correction of disease-causing mutations that are certain to be passed on from generation to generation, sparing future generations from suffering from the disease. 2  It enables the generation being treated to lead a healthy life.3  No. 4  The effects of gene therapy are too unpredictable. If germline gene therapy has the potential to remove a disease completely from the population it will reduce/remove the long term healthcare costs of treating the disease. 2  This is likely to justify it being available through the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK.