, I've tried almost every fad diet you care to mention, from scoffing grapefruit every morning to ditching carbs to only eating foods with a low glycaemic index. Intermittent fasting? Let me count the ways… Most recently, I started reducing my calorie intake (again!) even though I know this doesn't work for me (and fails most people in the long term). Zoe is a personalised nutrition programme with a different approach. Co-founded by epidemiologist and nutrition expert Prof Tim Spector, Zoe's goal is not to deliver weight loss per se, but improve participants' long-term health. But will it work for me? The test After signing up, I'm sent a box of goodies through the post: my standardised test meals – muffins – a rather terrifying poo sample kit, a finger-prick blood test and a continuous glucose monitor (CGM). First, I download the Zoe app and log in with my personal nutrition coach who will be on hand to help me throughout the programme. Then, I plug the glucose monitor into my arm and link it to another app (Zoe is heavy on gadgetry and tech). This will track my blood sugar levels and identify foods that cause them to){kind=link}
After countless fad diets, I tried out a new highly personalised nutrition programme – with intriguing results
Can the hottest new nutrition programme on the planet create the perfect diet for me? One that improves my health, boosts my energy and helps me lose weight by showing me the best foods for my unique biology?
That’s the premise of Zoe, the healthy-eating app based on innovative science that currently has a 230,000 waiting list in the UK. I’m eager to find out what all the hype is about, and whether Zoe can help me where so many other diets have failed. Zoe launched in the US two years ago and in the UK in spring this year. If you sign up now you’ll have to wait until early next year to start the programme, but luckily for me I’ve been offered an early test drive.
My weight has fluctuated over the years, but after I had children the pounds piled on and now I’m at least two stone heavier than is good for my health.
Like many women my age (I’m almost 56), I’ve tried almost every fad diet you care to mention, from scoffing grapefruit every morning to ditching carbs to only eating foods with a low glycaemic index. Intermittent fasting? Let me count the ways… Most recently, I started reducing my calorie intake (again!) even though I know this doesn’t work for me (and fails most people in the long term).