Herbalife has partnered with Wageningen University & Research and Eindhoven University of Technology to develop an AI-powered Human Dietary Digital Twin, MetaboTwin, designed to predict individual metabolic responses to real-life meals and support personalised nutrition and disease prevention.
The nutrition giant Herbalife has partnered with academics from Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and industry cohorts to develop a Human Dietary Digital Twin — an AI model that aims to predict how individuals will respond to real-life meals.
The project, which will run until 2029, will study human subjects and how their bodies respond to consuming different protein sources within complex meals and at different times of the day.
These responses will then be combined with existing data to develop the Human Dietary Digital Twin — MetaboTwin — combining modelling and data-driven methods (AI), which will predict metabolic responses within the human body to different foods.
As part of the project, Herbalife will provide a range of products, including its Formula 1 meal replacement and fibre boosters, for consumption during the human trials.
Herbalife’s scientists will also work closely throughout the project with both academic institutions, WUR and TU/e and consortium members Thai Union, Norilia, Ani.AI, Nuritas and Genos on the development of MetaboTwin.
Metabolic responses are how the body