The ZOE Diet: Personalized Nutrition or Empty Gut-Health Hype?
Plus, the links: "Giving up" on looks, RFK's autism time machine, the hidden risks of wearable tech, and more
Welcome to another installment of the Rethinking Wellness link roundup! Twice a month I share a small selection of links from around the internet that are relevant to the conversations we have here, along with some quick takes and occasional deeper dives for paid subscribers.
This time my quick take is on the ZOE “personalized nutrition” program—including whether it’s based on sound science, and if it would ever be appropriate for someone with a history of disordered eating.
Links
Here are some pieces that got me thinking in the past few weeks. I found value in all of these, but links are not endorsements of every single detail in the piece or everything the writer ever wrote.
My co-worker thinks her single friend should lose weight. Is not caring about looks ‘giving up’? (Jessica DeFino / The Guardian)
RFK Jr.’s Autism Time Machine (The Atlantic)
A.I. Is Homogenizing Our Thoughts (The New Yorker)
Kennedy Claims Doctors Profit Off Vaccines. In Fact, Many Lose Money on Them. (NYT)
The hidden risks of wearable tech (Oona Hanson)
In Case You Missed It
Quick Take: the ZOE Program
This week’s take is in response to the following subscriber question:
What are your thoughts on the ZOE Science & Nutrition program?
(I am a new subscriber to your Substack. I read your book Anti Diet a few years ago and read Intuitive Eating fifteen years ago but still can’t seem to get off of the diet/wellness treadmill for good).