This was the biggest risk we’ve taken, here are the results | ZOE METHOD Study
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- čas přidán 28. 05. 2024
- Two and a half years ago, we began a randomised controlled trial to put ZOE to the test.
We registered the study as a clinical trial, meaning whatever the results, we had to publish them.
This is a standard of scientific rigour rarely seen in nutrition or wellness but as a science-first company, we decided to put ZOE to the test.
Our results show what thousands of members already tell us: ZOE works.
As published in the world’s leading peer-reviewed journal, Nature Medicine (or as Dr Sarah Berry puts it ‘the Oscars of science!’).
Compared to a control group following generalised dietary advice, those doing ZOE saw larger reductions in blood fat, body weight, and waist size. They had better blood sugar control, and increased their ‘good’ gut bacteria.
Crucially, those doing ZOE felt better. They were twice as likely to report improved mood and less hunger and four times more likely to report better sleep and more energy than the control group.
The more closely participants followed ZOE advice, the better they felt and the more they improved their weight and cholesterol, associated with a lower risk for heart disease and diabetes.
At ZOE, we’ve always believed that you can transform your health by making the smartest food choices for you. And we’re so thrilled to share the science that proves it.
To find out more, visit joinzoe.com
Timecodes:
00:00 - We risked it all
00:24 - Introducing Dr. Sarah
00:32 - The mission behind ZOE
00:51 - What is the METHOD study?
01:26 - The results and how ZOE helps improve your health
02:04 - Stories from our members
02:27 - Nature Medicine: The Oscars of science
02:50 - What makes ZOE research different from traditional research?
Books:
- Every Body Should Know This by Dr Federica Amati: amzn.to/4blJsLg
- Food For Life by Prof. Tim Spector: amzn.to/4amZinu - Věda a technologie
I'm not a Zoe member as I live in Australia, but I have benefited greatly by incorporating Zoe's 'simple steps to better gut health' into my diet. I've also learnt so much from your fascinating videos. Thank you so much Zoe and keep up the great work!
Stories like this are exactly why we do what we do, thanks so much for sharing and keep it up.
I'm from Australia as well. Is the program only available to people in the UK?
@@zoeydeu2261 Our program is available in the UK and the US. We’re currently focused on making our program the best it can be where we currently operate, so while we don't have any plans to expand yet, this is definitely something we hope to be able to do in future.
Yes me too and I keep sharing your podcasts with friends spreading the word about ZOE here in Australia. Whilst I would love to have access to the personal test results I have benefited from listening to all the great interviews and reading many of the books that this has lead me to. Changing my breakfast to the Tim Spector standard and recognizing that I'm likely one of the many people who have the blood sugar spikes and crashes has been very beneficial. Keep up your great work.
I live in Canada and have followed the development of ZOE since documentaries on twin studies several years ago. The money to pay for all the research has to come from somewhere. The large amount of research data from the Zoe program is invaluable and is made possible in part by providing a personalized lifetime healthy eating plan for a not unreasonable fee. The information they learn from their studies is shared in their podcasts, and scientific papers available to the public for free.
I think it is brilliant and I can't wait for my personalized program to be available here in Canada. Thank you Zoe Team!
Thank you so much for this wonderful feedback and for the support, we couldn't agree more. Hopefully we'll be able to offer ZOE in Canada one day!
I agree Please Please Please lay off with the background jazz cafe music!
Hi Valerie, thanks for your feedback on our video.
@@joinZOEI have ADHD and I am struggling to filter it out the so called background noise. Jazz in it's nature is random, so finding this stressful.
@@user-vf7uk7zf1h Thank you for the feedback.
I work as a doctor in Madrid and have to admit that I' ve learnt a lot from Zoe without having to pay anything and would like to thank you Zoe for all this amazing job👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤩
Absolutely wonderful to hear this, thank you for sharing!
Annoying music raises my blood pressure!
Hello, thanks for the feedback.
I tell you what I hate and that music when you put on hold on a phone, lift music 🎵 infact to call most of it music is an insult to musicians 😂
I started on the study in January and have slowly been adjusting to the whole regime and tests. I have been pretty methodical in recording my daily diet. Bottom line is I started to move out of 'just in pre diabetes' to lower glucose scores and won't know till I have a blood test BUT I no longer get any glucose spikes, have consistently good energy at 66, eat a very varied and fun diet. Basically I feel really well and also have no colitis flares - another reason for doing it. For me it's been quite slow and subtle but I love the results and being part of a scientific study that is helping us understand health mgt better.
Absolutely wonderful to hear that you've had such a great experience so far, Paul. Keep it up and thank you for sharing your story with us.
I’ve used Zoe consistently for over a year. It’s really changed my dietary approach for the better with lowering of my cholesterol levels and weight and healthier gut microbiome. Reports are clear, App is easy to use with great tips and recipes. Good to see the METHOD research study results now providing objective evidence for efficacy. Expensive- yes. Worth it? Absolutely!
You don't need to sign up to the Zoe subscription to make your health better.
Just follow Tim Spector's excellent advice in numerous articles and podcasts. 👍
Completely true in general, but if you want to take it to the next level, then Zoe is that step.
@@helenjessop Well said, Helen!
Brilliant study and being a member has helped me do much. It's not a quick fix but an education to give tools and knowledge to live healthy life.
Looking forward to when Zoe starts to offer their IBS suitable product - Wish they'd also do one for severe GERD. The two together are a nightmare. Would love if they could apply theirs excellent evidence based approach to a variety of different dietary needs and issues, ask it's really impossible to get proper decent scientifically backed advice on how to be a super healthy diet person within the confines of various gut conditions crohns for example, there's a no evidence at all. It leaves people with trial and error and wondering which way to go to help us be the best versions of ourselves.
I am a Zoe member for a second season and finding recording every detail of every meal tedious - so I’ve stopped doing it! Nevertheless the knowledge gained through the program is totally beneficial. I have reduced weight from 92k to 75k, waistband by 5” and, at 87, consider myself quite fit. The Zoe team is/are brilliant.
Yes I’m interested in the ZOE programme and I’d say the study would be beneficial for those who have a poor lifestyle eating regime. Especially for those on low incomes who eat UPFs. However the costs are prohibitive for the majority especially in a cost of living crisis. Help those who can’t afford it!!
Hi Mel, thanks for your feedback. We hope that as we continue to scale we will be able to make our product more affordable and in the meantime, we are also committed to sharing a lot of information for free via our podcast, scientific papers and medically reviewed articles on our website to help people to improve their health, whether they are a ZOE member or not. You can check out some of our free resources here: ZOE Science & Nutrition Podcast: lnkd.in/g5KufyiN and ZOE Health Academy content: joinzoe.com/learn
i have been watching Zoe from the start. thank you for the valuable videos. I live in the middle east and although my diet is very good i suffer from IBS and gut motility issues. as i have understood Zoe program doesn’t tackle these issues but most people who watch diet and health videos have problems with their digestive. i hope you would incorporate digestive solutions to your program
Watching from New Zealand. I am a great fan and wish we could have Zoe here.
Thanks for the support Victoria, hopefully we will be in New Zealand someday!
I’m a Psychotherapist and forward your podcasts/videos to many of my clients
@@victoriasmith1897 That's fabulous to hear, we appreciate you sharing the knowledge and our resources.
Yep navigating all the random information you read or view can leave ones head spinning especially if you believe you have made healthy choices suddenly to learn that you shouldn’t eat nuts or tomatoes from some outlets or that all savoury carbs are bad for you……etc etc
A lot of the test have prominently been done on Caucasian people and more financially well off individuals. So, I would like to see how this would work with shift workers and other ethnic groups to see the same results would still apply?
Hi Dan, you can read about the METHOD study sample in the methods section of the full paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-02951-6#Sec13
Thank you so much ,can’t wait for Zoe to come to Canada meanwhile I am learning so much from the resources .The music is very distracting ♥️
Hi Diane, thanks for the feedback regarding the video and thanks for your interest, we're so glad to hear you're finding our resources helpful. We’re currently focused on making our program the best it can be where we currently operate in the UK & US. While we don't have any plans to expand yet, this is definitely something we hope to be able to do in future. For updates on when we become available in new countries, sign up at joinzoe.com/
Please come to ireland.
I have shared it with so many people.
Really need your program..
Please bring Zoe to Luxembourg! Great podcast - thanks for all you do.
Hi Kate, perhaps one day. We’re currently focused on making our program the best it can be where we currently operate, so while we don't have any plans to expand yet, this is definitely something we hope to be able to do in future. In the meantime, enjoy the podcast!
@@joinZOELuxembourg and Belgium 😂 yes please launch in Europe. I. can’t wait tro try it !
This is very exciting! Congrats!😊
Thank you very much!
Congratulations 🎊 Thank you for your work.
I am in Switzerland and would love to join the Zoe health community 💗
Thank you so much, Anita! Hopefully we will be able to expand to Switzerland in the future - but in the meantime, you're already a part of our community. 💛
Please review dairy and antibiotics added/ used by Farmers on their cows.
2 issues I have with Zoe is… (1) that it doesn’t take into consideration any genetic methylation deficiencies that we are all born with therefore not knowing what supplementation to take to supplement these deficiency.
(2) There are specific minerals that you cannot get unless you eat meat so to simply say go on a plant -based vegan diet there is science to prove otherwise I don’t think Zoe is balanced enough in these two areas supplementation for deficiency and accessing enough nutrients/minerals via plant base diets.
We look at health measures beyond the number on the scale, like your blood sugar and blood fat control, and your gut microbiome. Our approach focuses on the quality of food and nourishing your body while keeping you full and satisfied, and that’s why 70% of our members say ZOE is a more sustainable way of eating than dieting.
We don’t tell you what you can and cannot eat, and we don’t count calories. Instead, we teach you how to add different foods to your meals so that you can work with your biology, instead of against it. Our tests tells us which foods your body and gut microbes love, and we encourage you to add more of the 'good stuff', rather than removing foods from your diet.
Zoe doesn’t say to go on a plant based vegan diet though. It says that no food is off limits, but you should have some more than others.
@@helenjessop I’m a member of ZOE I’m simply stating your videos constantly promote a vegan diet or vegetarian diet so I’m not sure how you can say that ZOE doesn’t promote a plant-based diet.
When do you ever hear Zoe talking about the benefits of eating meat, especially organic grass fed meat? When do you ever hear or watch a video where they say eating meat provides certain amino acids and nutrients that our body requires they never talk about this but yet they constantly talk about a plant-based diet?
There’s no consideration for deficiencies that you naturally have relevant to methylation.
I’m not against ZOE but there is a bias towards conditioning us towards not eating meat.
Would be great if there were a few collaboration videos with Dr Gabriel Lyon, Gary Becka or Peter Attia to bring more balance to the nutritional conversation instead of guests who come on and promote a vegan pathway.
@@joinZOE I’m a member of ZOE I’m simply stating your videos constantly promote a vegan diet or vegetarian diet so I’m not sure how you can say that ZOE doesn’t promote a plant-based diet.
When do you ever hear Zoe talking about the benefits of eating meat, especially organic grass fed meat? When do you ever hear or watch a video where they say eating meat provides certain amino acids and nutrients that our body requires they never talk about this but yet they constantly talk about a plant-based diet?
There’s no consideration for deficiencies that you naturally have relevant to methylation.
I’m not against ZOE but there is a bias towards conditioning us towards not eating meat.
Would be great if you did a few collaboration videos with Dr Gabriel Lyon, Gary Becka or Peter Attia to bring more balance to the nutritional conversation instead of guests who come on and promote a vegan pathway.
Please come to France
Hi Sharon, perhaps one day! We’re currently focused on making our program the best it can be where we currently operate, so while we don't have any plans to expand yet, this is definitely something we hope to be able to do in future.
Can Zoe investigate body identical hormones so important for older women’s health. Do post menopausal women really improve gut, skin, heart health with lifestyle changes if their oestrogen receptors are not being activated?
There are Zoe free podcast episodes which cover menopause. Have a listen. They won’t comment on body identical hormones because they aren’t diet related.
Its all very well if people can afford these monetised studies. As usual, it only benefits those who can pay.
Participants in the METHOD study were recruited by e-mail lists via our collaborators at Stanford and our own mailing lists, they were not existing ZOE members and did not pay to take part.
@@joinZOE I had realised that about this one, but a lot are monetised.
Sorry, I had to give up watching because of the awful intrusive music.
No young people prepared to be filmed or none in the study?? Link to abstract please
The people in this video are our members, they were not participants in this study. You can read about the sample used in the METHOD study in the full paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-02951-6#Sec13.
I think the best thing about Zoe is the marketing. I can't go a few hours without hearing more about Zoe. It's brilliant, could you let me know who is behind this fantastic campaign. It almost doesn't matter that people spend a fortune to find out stuff that could be either irrelevant or at best of marginal importance. What really matters is that we can see that marketing still works. People don't have to be sold high quality, reliable or even useful products. Anyone who says that has been sleeping. Keep up the great campaign and do let us know which company is behind all this excellent social media and marketing. I imagine it is British, the leaders in the field!
Thanks for the kind words of support, Alexander. We're proud to confirm that our own very talented team is behind all of our marketing, communications, and social media.
@@joinZOE Alas, I think this is actually a very sarcastic response from someone who doesn't actually know what Zoe is offering (or that you all give away basically all you've learned for free on your channel), and who is trying to gather clicks to his own channel by posting from that small account to a much larger account.
(Comms team, you're doing great!)
A few years ago a read a book about an 'expert ' self‐belief.
Your comments remind me of her one-sided view of life .
The author didn't have a clue..., so do you, Sir
@@BrookeSimmons Our team appreciates the support, Brooke 💛
Please, Sir, we do not need an essay.