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David Zeevi

08/22/18

@ Y Combinator

We developed an algorithm that predicts people's glucose responses to meals based on their microbiome composition and other health metrics, achieving a correlation of 0.68, which is significantly better than previous methods.

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David Zeevi on Personalized Nutrition Based on Your Gut Microbiome

@ Y Combinator

David Zeevi on Personalized Nutrition Based on Your Gut Microbiome

08/22/18

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David Zeevi

08/22/18

@ Y Combinator

Participants logged their food intake using an app, allowing us to analyze their dietary habits alongside their glucose responses for a comprehensive understanding of personalized nutrition.

David Zeevi

08/22/18

@ Y Combinator

In our study, we measured the effects of food intake by focusing on blood glucose responses, which are crucial for understanding how different foods affect individuals differently.

David Zeevi

08/22/18

@ Y Combinator

We found that people's glucose responses to the same food can vary significantly, indicating that individual responses to foods are not categorically good or bad but depend on the person.

David Zeevi

08/22/18

@ Y Combinator

A company called Day 2 is developing a product that predicts individual responses to foods based on microbiome analysis and questionnaires.

David Zeevi

08/22/18

@ Y Combinator

We observed significant changes in participants' microbiomes in response to good and bad diets, aligning with existing literature on beneficial and harmful bacteria.

David Zeevi

08/22/18

@ Y Combinator

In our study with 26 participants, we designed diets to either reduce or increase blood glucose levels, demonstrating that personalized diets can effectively manage glucose responses.

David Zeevi

08/22/18

@ Y Combinator

We standardized our study by providing participants with the same breakfast over a week to measure variability in their glucose responses to food intake.

David Zeevi

08/22/18

@ Y Combinator

The human microbiome plays a crucial role in how individuals respond to nutrition, and it can be altered, unlike genetics, which opens up possibilities for improving health through dietary changes.

David Zeevi

08/22/18

@ Y Combinator

In a recent study, we found that a specific region in the microbiome's genome correlates with being thinner, suggesting a mechanistic connection between the microbiome and human health.