Food Marble Aire Devices Updated 072722
Food Marble Aire Devices Updated 072722
Food Marble Aire Devices Updated 072722
FoodMarble, Aire, and Aire2 are Trademarked etc. by FoodMarble (registered in Ireland with the
number 574999)
QuinTron is Trademarked etc. as well
Conflict of Interest Statement
• I have no conflicts of interest to report
• I use the Aire and Aire2 in practice but receive no payments,
honoraria, etc. of any kind from FoodMarble.
• I have deferred all referral fees for any purchases made by any of my
clients or patients.
• I simply find the devices useful and wish to share my experience.
Medical Disclaimer
By use of this presentation you agree to the terms and conditions listed below.
• This presentation is not meant to replace medical advice. It is meant to provide some educational
information. It cannot treat, prevent, or diagnose disease. Please, for your health, consult with a
qualified medical professional for all medical matters.
• I attempt to provide education around the FoodMarble handheld Aire devices as well as SIBO and
sugar malabsorption. However please be aware that research is constantly changing and only you
and your medical provider can decide what is appropriate for your care and what is worth
implementing.
• Do not delay or change care based on what you see here. A presentation cannot replace medical
school. If you have a medical concern please see your medical provider.
• Joshua Goldenberg accepts no liability for damages associated with the use of this presentation.
• You shall defend, indemnify and hold Joshua Goldenberg harmless from all liabilities, claims, and
expenses, including attorney’s fees resulting from your use or misuse of the information from this
presentation.
• Please consult with your medical provider before making any health changes.
Who Am I?
Teacher with a focus on:
• Evidence-evaluation
• Critical review of the
medical literature
• Evidence-based medicine
Researcher with a focus on:
• SIBO
• IBS
• Evidence-based medicine
Clinician with a focus on:
• SIBO, IBS, IBD & GERD
• Past President of the Gastroenterology
Association of Naturopathic Physicians
What is the Aire?
• Handheld gas sensor/s linked to an app on your
phone
• “Fermentation Scores” are presented
• Note this is NOT linear in Aire2
• Clinicians can see the actual ppm
• Aire measures H2
• Aire2 measures H2 and CH4
• Plans for H2S in the future (“currently under
development and should be available through a
software update by the end of 2022”)
• Does not measure CO2
What is FoodMarble?
• Amazing story of a PhD
engineer with a girlfriend (now
wife) struggling with IBS.
• Six years and 6 million dollars in
funding later the company has
25 employees and has sold
over 30,000 Aire devices
Validation Studies
--Note most of these are industry sponsored/authored--
Technical Performance
• MEDRXIV paper. In peer review
now.
• Barahona et al 2022
• Accredited testing and calibration
laboratory
• QuinTron vs. Aire
• Tested certified ppm H2 gases of
3ppm, 10ppm, and 50ppm.
• 3 Aires tested 3 times on 3 non-
consecutive days
• Overall mean absolute error 1.2
ppm
Comparison to QuinTron in Healthy
Participants (Orocecal time)
•Shortt et al 2019 Poster
•N=14 healthy adults
•Each participant compared two Aire devices to QuinTron Device
•Lactulose (10g); 3-hour test
•Breath tests q5min switch between the 3 devices x 3 hours
•Malabsorption defined as >/= to 20 ppm increase in H2 over
baseline (so really just measuring orocecal time?)
•Of 14 one had baseline H2 over 15 so excluded
RESULTS:
• One did not have a 20+ rise within 3 hours (slow transit)
• Of the 13 included, all had congruence within 10 min – hitting the
20 point rise all lined up with both Aire and the QuinTron
Link between fiber, gas, and
symptoms
“There were significant correlations
between breath H2 and “pain” (r=0.18,
p=0.02), bloating (r=0.31, p<0.0001), and
flatulence (r=0.49, p<0.0001).”