We risked it all! Does ZOE work? Here's what our latest trial results show

We’ve been working for the past 2 years on a randomized controlled trial of ZOE membership. 

Participants used personalized nutrition advice to try to improve their health — and the results are fascinating. 

In today’s episode of ZOE Science & Nutrition, Jonathan, Sarah, and Tim ask: How did ZOE hold up as part of this trial?

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Timecodes

01:03- Quickfire round

02:10- Sarah’s first impression of Jonathan

05:29- What is an RCT

10:20- What is ZOE and how does it work

14:14- What did the RCT participants experience

16:16- Using cookies to measure blood sugar

20:07- What is blood fat

25:02- What happens once you’ve done your tests

26:17- Recent dietary changes Jonathan, Sarah and Tim have made

34:52- How are you guided through the ZOE program

37:19- Control group vs ZOE group

41:23- Results of the ZOE RCT

45:03- Do other wellness products have RCTs

47:57- Will the results be greater after a year of ZOE

54:44- Does the ZOE membership work

57:02- The difference between ZOE and other medical devices

58:44- Summary and outro

Is there a nutrition topic you’d like us to explore? Email us at podcast@joinzoe.com, and we’ll do our best to cover it

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Mentioned in today’s episode:

• Epidemiology of constipation in Europe and Oceania: A systematic review published in BMC Gastroenterology 
• Recent advances in understanding and managing chronic constipation published in F1000Research
• Human Postprandial Responses to Food and Potential for Precision Nutrition published in Nature Medicine
• Microbiome connections with host metabolism and habitual diet from 1,098 deeply phenotyped individuals published in Nature Medicine
• Postprandial glycaemic dips predict appetite and energy intake in healthy individuals published in Nature Medicine

Episode transcripts are available here.

Is there a nutrition topic you’d like us to explore? Email us at podcast@joinzoe.com, and we’ll do our best to cover it.