DayTwo: Tailored diets based on your gut microbiome
When a customer signs up and sends their stool sample, they will receive a personalized dietary plan. “It sounds gross, but for now that’s the only way we can look at your gut microbiome,” said DayTwo CEO and co-founder Lihi Segal.
Based on science exclusively licensed from research by professors Eran Segal and Eran Elinav from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, the company has multiple published sciences analysing its methods and technology.
The main premise is that some people gain weight or experience a blood sugar spike more easily than other despite eating the same food—and it’s all because of gut microbiome diversity.
As of last month, the service is now available in beta version for general customers, and the company announced back in February that it will collaborate with personal care giant Johnson & Johnson on personalized clinical nutrition for diabetes.
