Ep. 91 - Federica Amati - Supplement Culture and Our Emotional Relationship with Food

Dr. Federica Amati is the Head Nutritionist at  ZOE, the nutrition science company leading the gut health revolution, and holds a PhD in Clinical Medicine Research from Imperial College London. She has a masters in Public Health and is an Association for Nutrition (AfN) Registered Nutritionist. Federica is the author of Recipes for a Better Menopause and Sunday Times Bestseller Every Body Should Know This. In this episode, we dive into how our bodies evolve with age - from the differences between men and women to the effects of menopause on metabolism, we talk about the essential health rules to follow when we’re younger, the five food groups most people forget, and the pitfalls of supplement culture; we unpack how different generations think about diet, our emotional ties to food, why home cooking matters more than ever, what’s new in nutrition research, what Federica’s ultimate goal with her work is — and much more. Find me online: ⁠https://linktr.ee/emilyereillyFind Federica online:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.fede.amati/?hl=en Website: https://www.federicaamati.com/ Zoe Website: https://zoe.com/en-gb Timestamps:00:00 how do our bodies change as we age?02:30 how do men and women’s bodies age differently? 05:00 how does the menopause impact metabolism?10:45 the broad health rules for our diet in younger years15:00 the 5 food groups missing from our plates27:00 the problem with supplement culture is that 48:00 the difference in different generation’s approach to diet 58:00 the emotional attachments we carry to food1:01:00 why we should all cook home cooked meals 1:05:00 what are the upcoming trends in science and research 01:16:00 what is Federica’s end goal with her work?