PI of the ZOE PREDICT studies & the ZOE Health Study @Join_ZOE Researcher/Author on microbiome, nutrition & genomics. All views my own.
Joined May 2010
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What an AI mole-mapper told me about my skin cancer risk
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Finally met my doppelgänger @GaryLineker @sohohouse event who kindly lent me some glasses . Before he grew a goatee we looked even more similar
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Excited to share our first @Join_ZOE documentary to see if we can change the gut health and mental health of 3 people in just six weeks. Watch it and tell us what you think. youtu.be/tPp4FSd6PXc?si=x0Q1…
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A new finding after stopping GLP-1 drugs in a large cohort with Type 2 diabetes: rapid erosion of CV benefit/protection
New @bmj_latest by @zalaly @Biostayan
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See thread: x.com/zalaly/status/20343230…
Mar 18
What happens to the heart when people stop GLP-1 drugs?
The short answer: nothing good.
New from our team: a study of 330,000 people in @BMJMedicine
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A strange mix! Exciting recognition of highly processed foods as dangerous and clear guidance to avoid sugars and artificial sweeteners in children and an end to demonising fat BUT a strange obsession with using meat and dairy as great sources of fat and protein that we need !
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BREAKING: The Trump Administration announces the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, putting REAL FOOD back at the center of health. 🇺🇸
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Very excited to share that Episode 1 of my new series What Not To Eat airs tonight at 8pm on @Channel4.
Watch it and let me know what you think: channel4.com/programmes/what…
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Proud of the Zoe team that built this Amazing resources over 8 years and changed how we define gut health with 34 k metagenomes from citizen scientists. @Join_ZOE @cibiocm @KingsCollegeLon
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What are the favorable and unfavorable gut microbiome organisms associated with health markers? And effect of dietary interventions? New report from 34,000 participants
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What are the favorable and unfavorable gut microbiome organisms associated with health markers? And effect of dietary interventions? New report from 34,000 participants
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Try this cure for the trainee doctor crisis - seems sensible @wesstreeting
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24 Nov 2025
David Cameron’s call for selective screening is backed up by many experts. High risk individuals should Have genetic screening . If Cameron had a family cancer syndrome because of his brother - a BRCA1 gene test would show his increased risk
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Aging biomarkers for prediction of diseases, a systematic review @NatureAging of 39 biomarkers in >20,000 people. GrimAge2 best for healhspan prediction
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Good news on packaging but Sadly they are not changing the contents that negatively affect children’s physical and mental health ! metro.co.uk/2025/11/03/mcdon…
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Longer walks linked with less mortality and cardiovascular risk compared with short bouts of physical activity
@AnnalsofIM @uk_biobank
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9 Oct 2025
Cool study published in Nature today on how older dads can be problematic- we started this study over 10 years ago in @TwinsUKres @kingsmedicine @kerrin_small - sometimes it takes time to Ferment ! newscientist.com/article/249…
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If you want a good explanation of why wearing SPF creams in winter is rubbish advice - listen to @LizEarleMe youtu.be/OHhlRQy6XCc?si=5e03…
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26 Sep 2025
Maria lived to 117. Was it thanks to eating three yoghurts a day? You can find out in my new bestselling book Ferment ! amzn.eu/d/39tm1yp
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First lawsuit against UPF gets thrown out by US judge because of lack of specificity - we need better definitions- but let’s not give up share.google/4NpIHZOrGvi1ZUy…
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28 Aug 2025
New YouTube video out today: What I Eat On Holiday
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Support greater funding for brain cancer which is a fast rising problem and gets overlooked facebook.com/share/p/19xSsed…
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