What is Fitgen Screening?
Fitgen is a genetic screening that helps to estimate the genetic predisposition of an individual to develop Obesity / High BMI. The risk is calculated by analyzing 2 million genetic markers implicated in the development of obesity and is given as a validated Polygenic Risk Score (PRS).
Obesity: Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation in the body that may compromise your health.
What is Polygenic Risk Score?
The score indicates if the individual is at high, moderate, or average genetic risk for developing obesity.
The Polygenic Risk Score (PRS) quantifies the contributing effects of multiple genetic (DNA) markers into a score and estimates whether the tested individual is at a high, moderate, or average risk of developing a health condition.
Fitgen screening is validated for the South Asian population.
Who should take the Fitgen Screening?
- Individuals with family history of overweight/obesity.
- All individuals above the age of 18 years and children above the age of 10 years with parents consent.
How will Fitgen help you?
Knowing the genetic risk for Obesity or high BMI by Fitgen will help one to take informed decisions towards leading a healthy life. This screening test is extremely helpful to identify the probable condition thus avoiding your disease progression resulting in complications, trauma, and treatments.
Fitgen report provides scientific recommendations which can help in taking preventive measures to mitigate the disease risk. The recommendations include lifestyle changes like engaging in physical activity, balanced and healthy diet, health monitoring by routine health checkup, enhanced screening, and scientific evidence on benefits of knowing genetic risk for a health condition.
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