My AI doppelganger tells me what to eat

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/268801_DigitalTwin_made_me_a_doppelganger_to_test_my_health_CVirginia.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>This is</em> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/optimizer-newsletter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Optimizer</a><em>, a weekly newsletter sent from</em> Verge <em>senior reviewer</em> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/authors/victoria-song" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Victoria Song</em></a> <em>that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life. Opt in for</em> Optimizer <em><a href="https://www.theverge.com/newsletters" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</em></p> <p class="has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph">For the past 100 days or so, my mornings have had a new rhythm. When I wake up, the first thing I have to do is feed my digital twin. It consumes my metabolic data, and its first "meal" of the day is my body composition data, sent straight from a smart scale.<br><br>Once that's logged in the app, I scoot over to the kitchen to fill an Owala with lemon water to take my medications with. That, too, gets logged in the app. On Mondays, I'll …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/column/1011264/digital-twin-metabolism-ai-twin-health">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>