[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":312},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-atlas-biomed-microbiome-test-review":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":187,"relatedBooks":311},{"id":5,"date":6,"date_gmt":7,"guid":8,"modified":10,"modified_gmt":11,"slug":12,"status":13,"type":14,"link":15,"title":16,"content":18,"excerpt":21,"author":23,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":26,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":29,"categories":30,"tags":32,"project_category":49,"contact_email_category":50,"yst_prominent_words":51,"class_list":59,"better_featured_image":83,"acf":122,"yoast_meta":131,"_links":134},24636,"2019-09-05T14:00:38","2019-09-05T12:00:38",{"rendered":9},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=24636&_wpnonce=587d957e4e&status=auto-draft&type=post","2023-03-21T08:36:33","2023-03-21T07:36:33","atlas-biomed-microbiome-test-review","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fatlas-biomed-microbiome-test-review",{"rendered":17},"What You Can Learn From Your Gut: The Atlas Biomed Microbiome Test Review",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"5px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp style=\"color: #555;font-size: 12px;line-height: 14px\">THIS ARTICLE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2019. THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd> \u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>How well do you know your gut? Are you aware of how\nmicrobiomes are your greatest protectors against diseases? Or how these tiny\norganisms are affected by every new diet that you undertake? Companies, such as\nAtlas Biomed, offer a genetic analysis of gut microbiome followed by personalized\nfood recommendations so that anyone can adjust their nutritional habits\naccording to their DNA. It’s a bold pledge, but let’s see how did the\nmicrobiome test fair in the second part of our Atlas Biomed review.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Listen to your gut bacteria\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The tiny microorganisms that are living in our stomach\nmake up an entire universe – with remarkable weight and unique “identity”. People\ncarry about \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.globalhealingcenter.com\u002Fnatural-health\u002Fwhat-is-the-microbiome\u002F\">three pounds of bacteria in their intestines\u003C\u002Fa>. In addition, everyone’s individual microbiome, which\nis the collection of genes within these microorganisms, is as unique as their\nfingerprint and comprised of hundreds of different types of bacteria. In\naddition, the actual number of the microorganisms is continuously changing: it\nvaries throughout the day or according to what humans eat. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Experts are saying that \u003Cstrong>the microbiome acts like an\norgan itself, and it’s central to the body’s operations. It affects aging,\ndigestion, the immune system, cognitive functions – and even mood. A \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fjournals.lww.com\u002Fpsychosomaticmedicine\u002FAbstract\u002Fpublishahead\u002FBrain_structure_and_response_to_emotional_stimuli.98803.aspx\">study from UCLA found\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong> that gut bacteria might influence mood and brain function.\nMoreover, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.independent.co.uk\u002Flife-style\u002Fhealth-and-families\u002Fanxiety-and-depression-caused-by-stress-linked-to-gut-bacteria-living-in-intestines-scientists-find-10422303.html\">another study published in Nature Communications\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong> found a clear link between gut microbiota and the\ntriggering of the behavioral signs of stress\u003C\u002Fstrong>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Lately, the option to get your microbiome sequenced and the results used for making better lifestyle choices became available as a service at an increasing number of companies. I had the chance to test the offerings of the very first, lately \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnbc.com\u002F2019\u002F05\u002F02\u002Fubiome-what-really-happened-at-health-start-up-raided-by-fbi.html\">scandal-ridden\u003C\u002Fa> and then \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.justice.gov\u002Fusao-ndca\u002Fpr\u002Fubiome-co-founders-charged-federal-securities-health-care-fraud-conspiracies\" target=\"_blank\">bankrupt\u003C\u002Fa> start-up, Ubiome, and also \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthryve-microbiome-test-review\">reviewed the Thryve microbiome test\u003C\u002Fa>. Thus, when Atlas Biomed contacted me with their proposal, the concept of gut microbiome testing wasn’t unfamiliar for me, but I was excited to get to know even more about the secrets of my gut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002F2019_07_26_Probiotics_guts-512x294.png\" alt=\"microbiome test\" class=\"wp-image-24655\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002F2019_07_26_Probiotics_guts-512x294.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002F2019_07_26_Probiotics_guts-768x442.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002F2019_07_26_Probiotics_guts-1536x883.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002F2019_07_26_Probiotics_guts.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: www.atlasbiomed.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Microbiome stories\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Atlas Biomed actually offered me two tests: a genetic\nand a gut microbiome test (and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fatlas-biomed-genetic-test-review\">I already reviewed the genetic test here\u003C\u002Fa>). The London-based company, established in 2016, uses\ntechnology from \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.illumina.com\u002F\">Illumina\u003C\u002Fa> for molecular analysis and conducts the genetic testing in a Dutch\nlaboratory. \u003Cstrong>Regarding microbiome, they look at the types of bacteria present\nand their proportion in the overall microbiome. They promise to provide you\ninformation about the various functions of your gut bacteria, like the extent\nto which they protect you against certain diseases and inflammation, as well as\nwhat vitamins they synthesize. In addition, you can get weekly recommendations\nto improve and maintain the balance of your microbiome\u003C\u002Fstrong> by adding specific\nfoods to your diet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As Atlas Biomed’s promises seemed too good to be true at first, I accepted the challenge and sent back both my genetic and gut microbiome test for analysis. Here, I show you the results of my microbiome test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FMicrobiome.jpeg\" alt=\"microbiome test\" class=\"wp-image-24638\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FMicrobiome.jpeg 1400w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FMicrobiome-370x208.jpeg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FMicrobiome-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FMicrobiome-512x288.jpeg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: www.npr.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The sampling process and waiting\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Similarly to the genetic testing procedure, the entire\njourney starts with the sampling process, continues with weeks of waiting and\nends with the interpretation of the results – with a microbiome counselor if\nnecessary. It also means a longer adventure, but the knowledge about your inner\nsecrets could make up for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>So, the \u003Cstrong>sampling process for microbiome testing has\na fairly similar, almost standard procedure already – just as \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002FiW5XlyO64t4\">genetic testing does\u003C\u002Fa>. It involves a\nsmall fecal sample and a container to send it back to the given company for\nanalysis\u003C\u002Fstrong>. To be honest, it’s not the most convenient testing procedure, but\nfortunately, with Atlas Biomed, I only had to put a very small sample in a tube\nwith a metal ball. I had to shake it together, return it to the team, and wait\nfor the results. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As with the genetic test, I had to wait four weeks for the outcome to pop up on my Atlas Biomed personal account. In the meantime, they sent me a survey to assess my general lifestyle habits and to get to know me better. I had to respond to questions about my height, weight, my workout plan, my diet, whether I smoke, and what is my pooping routine. So, they tried to obtain every piece of detail about my lifestyle that cannot be mined from a genetic or a microbiome test. I also checked what kind of reports I could expect, and I was happy to get familiarized with the personal account where I could anticipate a very detailed microbiome report. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FScreen-Shot-08-30-19-at-10.09-AM.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FScreen-Shot-08-30-19-at-10.09-AM-512x294.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24639\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FScreen-Shot-08-30-19-at-10.09-AM-512x294.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FScreen-Shot-08-30-19-at-10.09-AM-768x441.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FScreen-Shot-08-30-19-at-10.09-AM-1536x883.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FScreen-Shot-08-30-19-at-10.09-AM.png 1865w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> \u003Cbr>Click on the image to see it in high resolution\u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>A nutrition wizard for your service\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The report is available via a nicely designed,\ntransparent and very user-friendly online dashboard. Honestly, it is the most\nreceptible and understandable report that I’ve seen so far. The user can choose\nbetween fairly understandable menu items: Insights, Health, Nutrition, Sports,\nPersonal traits, and Ancestry. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>One of the most exciting is the ‘Insights’ part of the personal account, as Atlas Biomed summarizes here everything you need to know and what you should know and do in order to keep yourself healthy\u003C\u002Fstrong>. For example, they tell you to avoid high-intensity exercise or to strengthen your abdomen. You also \u003Cstrong>receive a weekly list of recommendations about the food items that are beneficial for you. That’s the most beneficial and practical outcome of the microbiome test: as if you had a DNA-based nutrition coach in your pocket\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Every week, you receive a list of food items you should consume based on your results – no matter whether it’s spinach, radish, or pumpkin – and you can even indicate if you included these in your diet. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FScreen-Shot-08-30-19-at-10.14-AM.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FScreen-Shot-08-30-19-at-10.14-AM-512x331.png\" alt=\"microbiome test\" class=\"wp-image-24641\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FScreen-Shot-08-30-19-at-10.14-AM-512x331.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FScreen-Shot-08-30-19-at-10.14-AM-768x497.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FScreen-Shot-08-30-19-at-10.14-AM.png 866w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> \u003Cbr>Click on the image to see it in high resolution\u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The Western gourmand with sensitivity to coriander\nleaves\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As you would assume, the most significant outcomes regarding\nthe microbiome test are in the Nutrition category. \u003Cstrong>Atlas Biomed provides\ngenetic analysis for the metabolism of dozens of vitamins, they discern various\nenzyme activities based on the genetic background and estimate what vitamin\ndeficiencies could result from that\u003C\u002Fstrong>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For example, it turned out that I should take much\nmore A and E vitamin, and also iron than what I have known about. It also\nemerged that there is a reason why coriander is my all-time favorite spice\nbecause I’m sensitive to coriander leaves. I also got to know that I don’t have\nany lactose, gluten, or alcohol intolerance (well, as a Central European I sort\nof sensed the latter), and I cannot take in bitter flavors. The report detailed\nthat I process caffeine in a slower than usual manner – and that’s the\nexplanation of why I should drink coffee before a work session and not during a\nmeeting. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The company also \u003Cstrong>analyses the level of probiotics\nin your gut microbiome – you can even read about each and every one of them in\nyour account. For me, it turned out that I have too few useful bacteria in my\ngut, my microbiome diversity, as well as my fiber intake, are average and I can\nalso tell the same about my butyrate level\u003C\u002Fstrong>. The latter is a short-chain\nfatty acid and a byproduct of fiber digestion. If butyrate levels are too low\ndue to inadequate fiber intake, the body produces an inflammatory reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Another interesting and useful piece of information is that Atlas Biomed categorizes microbiome into three types corresponding with different styles of nutrition: the Western gourmand, the grain lover, and the veggie muncher. The categories seem to be pretty straightforward, and I wasn’t surprised that I ended up in the first category. When I asked the company’s microbiome counselor, he commented on my results that I’m actually a victim of Western culture. On the other hand, he also suggested dietary changes in case I would get pregnant – thus I’m not sure I will take the advice of the counselor at face value. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FScreen-Shot-08-30-19-at-10.12-AM.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FScreen-Shot-08-30-19-at-10.12-AM-512x294.png\" alt=\"microbiome test\" class=\"wp-image-24642\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FScreen-Shot-08-30-19-at-10.12-AM-512x294.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FScreen-Shot-08-30-19-at-10.12-AM-768x441.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FScreen-Shot-08-30-19-at-10.12-AM-1536x883.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FScreen-Shot-08-30-19-at-10.12-AM.png 1865w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Click on the image to see it in high resolution \u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Genetics and\nmicrobiome intertwined\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Finally, I have to note that \u003Cstrong>while Atlas Biomed’s\ngenetic and microbiome test can be ordered, interpreted, and used for lifestyle\nchange separately as well, the results greatly support and complement each\nother. The team takes into account the impact of the microbiome for many risks\nfor hereditary conditions and vitamin levels – and they indicate the various\nresults on the appropriate part of the dashboard\u003C\u002Fstrong>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For example, when looking at the risks for obesity, Atlas Biomed found that I would have a risk for that based on my DNA, while an average risk for becoming overweight based on my microbiome and low-risk based on my lifestyle, so that’s how I ended up with an average risk for gaining too much weight. For me, that also means that leading an active lifestyle, going out for runs, and having a healthy diet pay off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>All-in-all, \u003Cstrong>I received the most detailed microbiome test from Atlas Biomed that I have ever seen, and I appreciate the practical dietary advice that I receive every week – with a new list of ingredients to consider\u003C\u002Fstrong>. In addition, as I also mentioned in the genetic test review, I appreciate the dashboard and report, and I truly believe they are one of the most user-friendly presentations of data that I’ve ever seen. On the other hand, I wasn’t particularly satisfied with the microbiome counselor who tried to give me advice regarding my potential pregnancy. Putting that aside, I modified my dietary habits according to the pieces of advice I received, and I will definitely retake the test some months later. I’m curious to see whether they will discover any change – and of course, I will keep you posted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FAtlas-Biomed-Microbiome-Test.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FAtlas-Biomed-Microbiome-Test-512x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24644\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FAtlas-Biomed-Microbiome-Test-512x512.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FAtlas-Biomed-Microbiome-Test-768x768.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FAtlas-Biomed-Microbiome-Test-150x150.png 150w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FAtlas-Biomed-Microbiome-Test.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> \u003Cbr>Click on the image to see it in high resolution!\u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"10px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>At The Medical Futurist, we are building a community for making a bold vision about the future of healthcare reality today.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FFIbMejImnxs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003Cp>If you’d like to support this mission, we invite you to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">join The Medical Futurist Patreon Community\u003C\u002Fa>. 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Companies, such as Atlas Biomed, offer a genetic analysis of gut microbiome followed by personalized food recommendations so that anyone can adjust their nutritional habits according to their DNA. It’s a bold pledge, but let’s see how did the microbiome test fair in the second part of our Atlas Biomed review.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",6,24654,"closed",true,"","standard",{"_acf_changed":20,"footnotes":27},[31],488,[33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48],275,1462,317,1463,425,599,619,623,212,1007,246,1401,260,1402,271,1427,[],[],[52,53,54,55,56,57,58],1727,1883,1969,2063,3025,5531,5533,[60,14,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82],"post-24636","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-genomics","tag-healthcare","tag-microbiome-test","tag-microbiome","tag-atlas-biomed","tag-technology-2","tag-diet","tag-lifestyle","tag-review","tag-dna","tag-dieting","tag-future","tag-gut","tag-genetics","tag-stomach","tag-health","tag-test",{"id":24,"alt_text":84,"caption":27,"description":27,"media_type":85,"media_details":86,"post":5,"source_url":121},"microbiome test","image",{"width":87,"height":87,"file":88,"sizes":89,"image_meta":118},1040,"2019\u002F09\u002FIMG_20190618_174954_658-1.jpg",{"medium":90,"large":96,"thumbnail":100,"medium_large":104,"large_old_512x512":105,"thumbnail_old_150x150":109,"medium_old_370x208":111,"medium_large_old_768x768":114,"large_old_512x512_old_512x512":116},{"file":91,"width":92,"height":93,"mime-type":94,"source_url":95},"IMG_20190618_174954_658-1-370x208.jpg",370,208,"image\u002Fjpeg","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FIMG_20190618_174954_658-1-370x208.jpg",{"file":97,"width":98,"height":98,"mime-type":94,"source_url":99},"IMG_20190618_174954_658-1-768x768.jpg",768,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FIMG_20190618_174954_658-1-768x768.jpg",{"file":101,"width":102,"height":102,"mime-type":94,"source_url":103},"IMG_20190618_174954_658-1-150x150.jpg",150,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FIMG_20190618_174954_658-1-150x150.jpg",{"file":97,"width":98,"height":98,"mime-type":94,"source_url":99},{"file":106,"width":107,"height":107,"mime-type":94,"source_url":108},"IMG_20190618_174954_658-1-512x512.jpg",512,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FIMG_20190618_174954_658-1-512x512.jpg",{"file":101,"width":110,"height":110,"mime-type":94,"source_url":103},"150",{"file":91,"width":112,"height":113,"mime-type":94,"source_url":95},"370","208",{"file":97,"width":115,"height":115,"mime-type":94,"source_url":99},"768",{"file":106,"width":117,"height":117,"mime-type":94,"source_url":108},"512",{"aperture":119,"credit":27,"camera":27,"caption":27,"created_timestamp":119,"copyright":27,"focal_length":119,"iso":119,"shutter_speed":119,"title":27,"orientation":119,"keywords":120},"0",[],"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FIMG_20190618_174954_658-1.jpg",{"related_posts":123,"related_posts_footer":127,"subtitle":27,"cta_type":27,"cta_color":27,"related_books":20},[124,125,126],17773,24258,24613,[128,129,130],14102,21392,13135,{"yoast_wpseo_title":132,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":133,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":15},"Learn From Your Gut: The Atlas Biomed Microbiome Test Review","What can you learn from your gut? 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THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp> \u003C\u002Ftd> \u003C\u002Ftr> \u003C\u002Ftbody> \u003C\u002Ftable> \u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An emotional question by a mother whose child has food allergies led me to discover the fascinating world of food scanners. Will we ever really know what’s on our plates? And if we knew, what could we do with the answer?\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003C!--more-->\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I often blog about trends that promise to have the biggest influence on medicine in the coming years. These posts receive a lot of feedback from people around the world. After I published predictions for how medical technology will advance in 2015, a mother left an emotional comment about her daughter of 8 years who was allergic to most foods. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She described how hard it was to find food her daughter can eat. She had to check labels diligently for allergic ingredients, and she had to cook very carefully. She was pregnant at the time she wrote the comment, and worried. Were there any labeling advances or technological devices that could make her life easier? Was it possible to scan foods for their ingredients? \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F05\u002Ffood-icons-512x384.png\" alt=\"Food scanners and printers create food on demand\" class=\"wp-image-13731\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F05\u002Ffood-icons.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F05\u002Ffood-icons-333x250.png 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cb>The problem with our foods\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Extrapolating from European statistics, 220 to 250 million people may suffer from food allergies worldwide. In the US one out of three people has a food allergy or modifies the family diet because of a suspected food allergy in a family member. Approximately 5% of children and 4% of teens and adults have clinically proven allergic reactions to foods. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Globally, about 35 % of adults are overweight, with half a billion being obese with a body mass index of over 30. According to \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.idf.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The International Diabetes Federation\u003C\u002Fa>, around half a billion people will have diabetes by 2035; half of them will be undiagnosed. Food allergies, obesity and diabetes are only the most striking examples where knowing calorie intake and ingredients are pivotal in managing medical issues day and day out.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Given these statistics, the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fec.europa.eu\u002Fresearch\u002Fhorizonprize\u002Findex.cfm?prize=food-scanner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">European Commission launched\u003C\u002Fa> a €1 million prize challenge to develop an affordable, mobile, non–invasive solution that enables users to measure and analyze their food intake. The contest runs until the end of 2016. Hundreds of other similar initiatives are needed to help people deal with diabetes or obesity.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cb>We really have no idea what we eat now\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can only guess. Ingredients are listed on most of the products we buy, but every meal and every plate is different. One remedy would be having a list of exactly what ingredients and how many calories a meal contains, and what allergens and toxins might be in it. Not just the kind of meal we eat but the actual food on our plate and its specific amount. Several companies have been trying to address this.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canadian \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ci>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ftellspec.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TellSpec\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fi>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> had a successful crowdfunding campaign in 2013 that raised more than $380,000. Now it aims to develop a hand–held food scanner that can inform users as about specific ingredients and macronutrients. Through spectroscopy, an analysis of how matter interacts with different wavelengths of light, it can quickly determine the chemical compounds in a given food. The company founder, Isabel Hoffmann, had a story similar to that of the mother who commented on my blog. Hoffman’s daughter got sick after the family moved to a new flat in Toronto. Months later the girl was found to have a variety of food allergies. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result, Hoffmann recruited a team to design a device that could tell what was in a particular food. That way she and others could know what to avoid. They sent out the first devices to beta testers in mid-2015. Several critics have raised questions about the device and whether the company can deliver what they promised. Backers in the crowdfunding campaign seem willing to wait and see. The first commercially available models are launching in 2016.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cb>The promise and problems of food scanners\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another device, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ci>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.consumerphysics.com\u002Fmyscio\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCiO\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fi>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, from Israel, was founded by people with optical engineering backgrounds. They have raised over $2.7 million on Kickstarter in 2014. It uses a technology similar to \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ci>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TellSpec\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fi>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">’s but is designed to identify the molecular content of foods, medicines, and even plants. It illuminates an object; optical sensors detect the reflected light; and the device analyzes it using an algorithm and a cloud–based database that is constantly updated. The company promises that in milliseconds the ingredients and molecular make–up of the foodstuff will appear on the user’s smartphone. The device was scheduled for shipment in 2015, but disappointed backers, but still hasn’t shipped. On top of the delays, experts in applied science criticized both SCiO and TellSpec for overstating what their inventions can do. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F05\u002Fscio-molecular-sensor-512x394.jpg\" alt=\"Scio food scanner scans cheese for ingredients\" class=\"wp-image-13733\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F05\u002Fscio-molecular-sensor.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F05\u002Fscio-molecular-sensor-325x250.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are two major issues. One is size, because the device must be hand–held to become popular. With current technology this means engineers have to sacrifice sensitivity and accuracy in order to achieve a convenient size. The other issue is the algorithm. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ci>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SCiO\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fi>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sends data to the cloud which then sends its calculation back to the device. But to simplify what the algorithm has to do, users need to tell the scanner specifics – like whether the sample is a solid food, a liquid, or vegetable. These inconveniences are the price of keeping the scanner small.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There aren’t any promising hand–held food scanners on the horizon besides these, but there is no reason to believe a solution will not arise in the coming years. The challenge is not when a workable device comes along but what we will do with the large amount of data it generates. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cb>Big data and the Internet of things will improve nutrition\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let’s say a scanner tells me how many grams of sugar my fruit contains, or what the alcohol percentage of a drink is. So what? It won’t change my behavior and dietary habits unless I’m a dietitian and understand what the data means, and how it can be acted upon. Food scanners will need to progress similarly to wearable health trackers – move from raw data to automated analysis and smart suggestions to the user.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"alignleft\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fmyhealthupgraded.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F05\u002FMHU_promo_300x196.gif\" alt=\"Learn more about the most exciting technological changes shaping healthcare!\" class=\"wp-image-13147\"\u002F\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A good food scanner should accurately determine ingredients, and compare the data to my lifestyle, dietary choices, and my genomic background. Given how different we all are genetically, two people might digest the same food at a different pace. One might be allergic to an ingredient while the other is not. So far, pure luck and experience have alerted us to these differences. It should not work like that. Eating should be a conscious process where we know what we eat, and know what we should eat for optimum health. A food scanner, supported by a smart application could fill this place.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But let’s not leave out an interesting side note here, namely, incorporating genetic information into food scanners. I already have the data of my complete DNA sequence at home in a digital file. Literally thousands of studies speak to the genetic aspects of nutrition, a field called nutrigenomics. I should be able to learn what foods and individual ingredients are bad for me. Genetic tests showed me that I’m sensitive to caffeine and process alcohol more thoroughly than most people (I’m Hungarian after all). \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nutrigenomics tries to understand how nutrition affects our metabolic pathways, and what we can do to get the most out of nutrition in a personalized way. If I’ll have the opportunity to choose another type of meat or cheese as a smartphone app suggests based on my DNA, I will enjoy the meal more and take better care of my body in the long run. With access to such data, a scanner or app could tell us what products not to buy at the grocery store, what type of food makes us more productive, sleep better, or just feel healthy. Right now we’re depending on blind luck.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Some people wonder if this wouldn’t be an overly technological world where devices, scanners, and apps tell us what to eat and do. I prefer to look at it from a different angle, from the benefits of finally knowing what we eat and what ingredients lead to positive and negative consequences. I see customization to my specific genetic background as another benefit, too.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diabetes patients would know how many carbohydrates their food contains. But knowledge doesn’t change behavior alone, otherwise nobody would smoke by now. Knowledge supported by gaming or technologies revealing our lifestyle choices to our family members or caregivers might do. Patients with rare genetic metabolic disorders such as phenylketonuria would know what to avoid at all cost. People with allergies could avoid dangerous meals. Having a good diet would not rely on the experience we bring with us from childhood and what we have learned since then. Instead, it could be based on informed decisions. If it means a food scanner should become a commodity in my life for this, count me in.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":202,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>THIS ARTICLE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2016. 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