What are the current top 5 symptoms of COVID-19? Hint: it's NOT what the government is saying and actually more similar to a cold! Share our blog post and this photo far and wide to make people aware of the symptoms:
Today, the
@DHSCgovuk
has issued the
#COVIDSymptomStudy
a grant of £2 million to ensure the continued operations of this crucial work.
Thank you to the > 4 million app users for their contribution to science and the safety of our country! 🚀
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50% of women either give up work or decline promotions as a direct consequence of their menopause symptoms. We have to do a better job of supporting women through menopause and it starts by talking about it. To hear
@drlouisenewson
on today's podcast visit
Merry Christmas and thank you to all our contributors. 4.4 million of you have supported us to make important discoveries about
#COVID19
. Together we've saved lives and fought back against the pandemic.
While
#COVID19
cases are still rising across the UK, the latest
#COVIDSymptomStudy
data suggests that cases have not spiraled out of control, as has been reported elsewhere. Read the latest data update 👉
Today marks 1 year of the ZOE Science & Nutrition podcast.
One of the main aims of the podcast is to bring you actionable advice from the experts.
Here are some of our favourite learnings so far.
You may remember our announcement last week that the ZOE COVID Study would no longer receive government funding. We've put together this blog as well as an FAQ for anyone that might still have questions or want to read more about the news:
Omicron is spreading fast and test results don’t always tell us the whole picture. We want to be the earliest signal of COVID, so are releasing a feature in the app to monitor new onset of all diseases across the UK, hoping that they can shed some light on the spread of Omicron.
Why is women’s health so neglected in medical and scientific research?
In the last 5 years more than 3,700 papers have been published on male sexual dysfunction compared with fewer than 1,000 on menstrual disorders
#WIREDHealth
@WiredUK
@wiredukevents
@chrischirp
For the first time, we've identified a group of gut microbes (informally known as "good" & "bad" bugs) that are positively or negatively linked to better or worse markers of health—including
#inflammation
,
#bloodsugar
control, and
#weight
.
Learn more:
#COVIDSymptomStudy
data is now able to detect potential new
#COVID
hotspots 📍
To do this successfully, we need more people to join us by using the app each day.
RT and keep sharing with friends, family, and your community ➡️
We're delighted that the
#NHS
have finally recognised that COVID is more than the 'classic 3' symptoms, but just a reminder that if you're part of the ZOE COVID Study you'll have known this for a while, so pleased everyone else gets to catch up now 😉
#beclearonCOVID
The latest
#OmicronVariant
symptoms are looking very similar to those from Delta. We've added fatigue back into the ranking as well thanks to lots of reports of this in the app. Symptoms still look a lot like colds & with 1 in 5 colds actually COVID make sure to
#beclearonCOVID
We had enough of science neglecting menopause, so we took matters into our own hands by conducting the largest in-depth study of menopause, metabolism, and nutrition.
See our key findings in the thread below 👇
Good morning everyone, the ZOE COVID Study app is currently down but we're working hard to fix the issue and get it back up and running as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience at this time!
We’ve discovered that changes in blood fat levels after eating have an even greater impact on inflammation than blood sugar which shows that only concentrating on a single measure like blood sugar or blood fat is not the right strategy for overall dietary advice
@saraheeberry
@StephenMcGann
Thanks for your support
@StephenMcGann
! We are aware some users have experienced issues creating an account on the app. This is a not-for-profit app that was produced in a short development time, therefore, there may be a few bugs 😀
Due to a recent update, some of our Android users have been experiencing issues with ZOE Health Study app. We're working hard on a fix and hope to have this resolved within the next few days, so please bear with us. We appreciate your patience at this time.
As we look ahead to the challenges of 2021, we want to celebrate everything that our amazing contributors have helped us achieve this year - Happy New Year, and thank you, from everyone at the ZOE
#COVIDSymptomStudy
! Watch the full video 👉
Tim's latest update (this time from COVID isolation!) is out now, where he's talking about his own Omicron symptoms, giving you the latest data updates, and seeing how our cases compare with other countries. Watch on YouTube:
Around 1 in 20
#COVID
patients seem to experience long-term symptoms for a month or longer 🦠 By logging your health daily in our app, you can help us better understand this strange disease
@KingsCollegeLon
@timspector
@Telegraph
Book your booster if you've not yet done so! If you'd like to read more about the after effects of boosters check out our new blog. Please refer to the accurate visualisation below of the efficacy of the third jab.
"This is my body, I have to defend it!" 🏠
Reminder: Being vaccinated and boosted is your best line of defense against severe illness from COVID-19.
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Tim's latest update video is out now! He reveals that 1 in 15 of us in the UK have COVID, and shares some interesting information about the accuracy of LFTs, and the connection between eating lots of plants and gut diseases:
We'll be sharing exciting new discoveries from our PREDICT studies on Monday, Jan 11th. Sign up for our free webinar to be among the first to learn about the latest findings on the
#gutmicrobiome
,
#nutrition
and health 👉
Thanks to feedback from our followers we’re aware that we miscalculated our recent COVID and cold data.
We reported yesterday the figure was 85%, but it's more like 48% of colds that are COVID. This is quite different so we're sorry for any concern caused. (1/2)
Today the
#COVIDSymptomStudy
and
@HealthySkin4All
have launched a gallery of COVID-related rashes. This gallery aims to help clinicians and other interested individuals identify potential COVID-related rashes. Learn more 👉
Two years ago, we started the ZOE COVID Study app. Since then we've had almost 5 million of you reporting and published over 40 scientific papers. We're still going strong and it's now more essential than ever with the highest recorded rates of COVID:
Intermittent fasting has sky-rocketed in popularity, but we’re lacking scientific studies validating its use as an intervention.
Today ZOE is changing that, launching the world's largest IF study -
#TheBigIFStudy
@timspector
@saraheeberry
We’ve recently launched a new
#COVIDSymptomStudy
School Community program to provide reassurance to parents at this crucial time, track the spread of the virus & better understand how it affects children. Learn more 👉
Take 1 minute daily to report your health using the
#COVIDSymptomStudy
app 📱
Tag a friend in the comments, and protect your community by helping us identify potential
#COVID
outbreaks earlier
Download the app ⤵️
iOS -
Android -
Want to know how to save money on LFTs and make the most out of any tests you have left? We've published a blog sharing our own data from the ZOE COVID app to help advise you on what to do now tests are no longer free in England:
We use the term
#dietaryinflammation
to capture all of the unhealthy metabolic effects that can be triggered after we eat.
But why does inflammation happen? And how does it work?
Get the low-down on
#inflammation
in our latest post:
To our 1.5 million concerned stay ay home scientists, our app is secure and has NOT been hacked. Please see the latest statement by
@KingsCollegeLon
@timspector
We've introduced a brand new map feature showing the current prevalence of Omicron in England. No data yet for other regions but we're working on it. See it in detail here:
Check out our graphic showing your relative protection from COVID infection after vaccines and infection, and how the vaccine protection changes over time. TL;DR: vaccines give more protection than infection alone, but wane over time so get your booster for maximum protection!
Hey ZOE COVID Symptom Study users! We've updated the app so you can record the type of
#vaccine
you've had. If you don't see the screen to edit your vaccine, go to the app store to update your app. Stay safe and keep logging!
#COVID19
#Pfizer
#AstraZeneca
#Moderna
This week's update from the ZOE COVID Study is out now on Youtube, with the brilliant
@DrClaireSteves
stepping in for Tim to share the latest insights from your reports
🙏 for all the kind messages - but the award recognises the massive team effort behind the CSS app - from The amazing app team
@Join_ZOE
to my great academic colleagues
@KingsCollegeLon
and most of all to the loyal millions of you citizen scientists who believed - and shared it!
The ZOE COVID Study are delighted to be named the the No.1 app for Health & Fitness in the UK for Gen X and Baby Boomers, according to
@appannie
report
Even small
#startups
can make a difference to millions of lives! Stay safe and keep logging 🙏
The latest
#OmicronVariant
symptoms are looking very similar to those from Delta. We've added fatigue back into the ranking as well thanks to lots of reports of this in the app. Symptoms still look a lot like colds & with 1 in 5 colds actually COVID make sure to
#beclearonCOVID
The latest Health Study update video from
@timspector
is out now! He talks about his experience with the latest COVID booster, and what makes it different from previous vaccines:
Hi everyone, thank you for such an overwhelming response again today. We are continuing to improve the app and are working directly with the healthcare system, scientists and policymakers to use
#covidradar
as strategic insight. We will be back tomorrow with updates 🙏
Thank you to the 4 million citizen scientists who are using the
#COVIDSymptomStudy
app!
Thanks to you we are detecting hotspots, revealing new key COVID symptoms and more!
#Teachers
, we need you to use the
#COVIDSymptomStudy
app too
If more teachers used the app, it would help us identify potential new
#COVID
cases sooner
Tag a teacher & help us spread the word
Download ⬇️
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@tes
Do you know a UK
#healthcare
worker or
#care
provider who's getting a
#COVID19
vaccine soon?
We're now tracking vaccinations and related symptoms in the ZOE COVID Symptom Study app. We need your help to spread the word!
Take 1 minute daily to report your health using the
#COVIDSymptomStudy
app 📱
Tag a friend in the comments, and protect your community by helping us identify potential
#COVID
outbreaks earlier
Download the app ⬇️
iOS -
Android -
Join us next week as we discuss the latest
#CovidVaccine
data from the ZOE COVID Study with
@timspector
and Dr Anna Goodman from
@GSTTnhs
Register here:
Switching to a plant-based diet is estimated to reduce cardiovascular mortality by 20%, but not all vegan diets are created equal.
As
@saraheeberry
and
@jwolf
discuss, knowing the difference could impact your health and the health of our🌍
Listen here:
Take 1 minute daily to report your health using the
#COVIDSymptomStudy
app 📱
Protect your community by helping us identify potential
#COVID
outbreaks earlier
Download the app ⬇️
iOS -
Android -
A note to our ZOE Health Study app users: if you've recently updated the app and it appears as though your last reports haven't registered, don't worry! This is a minor glitch we're looking into - rest assured that we've received all of your health logs.
What is the future of personalised nutrition?
Our one-size-fits-all approach isn’t working and blames our growing obesity on the population.
Our research shows that we each have a unique response to foods and the best diet for you, is unique to you
@timspector
@WiredUK
Tim's back a week early with a COVID video update as rates are approaching some of the highest ever recorded! He talks about why this might be and what you can do to stay safe:
Tim's weekly update is out now! Watch on YouTube to learn all about what the data's saying this week, where Omicron is most prevalent in the country, and what the symptoms are
Congratulations to our Chief Scientist
@saraheeberry
who has won the
@NutritionSoc
silver medal.
Sarah has been leading PREDICT, the world's largest nutrition science study, making
#personalizednutrition
a reality for all and we're so pleased to be on this journey with her 🙌
The Silver Medal for 2022 has been awarded to Dr
@saraheeberry
, King’s College London for her research entitled 'Personalised nutrition for metabolic health'
Dr Berry will present her research at the Summer Conference 2022 in Sheffield.
Find out more:
~70% of the world is lactose intolerant
Stable sleep-wake cycles can improve survival rates in people with cancer
There are more than 90,000 supplements on the US market. Most haven't been well studied in terms of safety or efficacy.
Exercising can lower blood fat by 50%.
Take 1 minute daily to report your health using the
#COVIDSymptomStudy
app📱
Tag a friend in the comments, and protect your community by helping us identify potential
#COVID
outbreaks earlier
Download the app⬇️
iOS -
Android -
We get through around 2 billion cups of coffee every day, but how is this ritual impacting our health?
Like most areas of nutrition, there is a lot of misinformation. In today's podcast
@timspector
and
@jimseven
settle the debate ☕️
To listen, visit
Will there be a second wave of
#COVID
-19?
If you missed this week's webinar with
@timspector
, you can find the full recording & slides on our website 👉
We are so proud of how ZOE is leveraging AI to build the future of healthcare and nutrition both with the ZOE COVID Study and our research-led nutrition program, so we are honoured to be included twice in this year’s
@stateofaireport
Read the full report:
Big Data is the key to getting out of coronavirus lockdown.
Read
@timspector
's feature in
@EveningStandard
to learn more about how our app might inform the best lockdown exit strategy & identify future outbreaks earlier
👉
Take 1 minute daily to report your health using the
#COVIDSymptomStudy
app 📱
Tag a friend in the comments and protect your community by helping us identify potential
#COVID
outbreaks earlier
Download the app ⤵️
iOS -
Android -
As more restrictions are lifted, some people are asking why they should still bother with wearing a mask. We've written a blog to explain to you exactly how effective they can be, and in which situations you should really consider wearing one if you can
Your circulatory system is 60,000 miles long. Enough to around 🌍twice
Living in tune with your biological clock helps maintain your immune system and metabolic health.
At normal intakes of ~ 300 mg per day, dietary cholesterol has little influence on blood cholesterol levels
We want to thank those who brought this to our attention, and to wish everyone a Happy New Year! As we head into 2022 we will continue to work tirelessly to bring you latest data and figures on COVID. Thanks for your patience and understanding. (2/2)
Fidgeting after eating could reduce your blood sugar spike by 30%
Despite their bad reputation, eggs are one of the most nutrient dense foods available.
You are 3 times more likely to get a cold/flu if you get less than 7 hours of sleep.
Our latest incidence update is now live on the
#COVIDSymptomStudy
website! For the first time in weeks, new daily cases have stopped falling.
Read the full analysis 👉