Thank you to everyone who tuned into our Substack Live yesterday! I was lucky to be able to snag Dr. Federica Amati, a leader in the field of personalized nutrition, to talk about navigating the propaganda around protein. Dr. Amati works as Head Nutritionist at ZOE, the science and nutrition company, and as Head of Nutrition Science at medical concierge company WellFounded Health (…where people pay large sums of money to get exactly the kind of cutting-edge wisdom Dr. Amati dispensed today!). She’s also a Research Fellow at Imperial College London and Kings College London.
Fede and I covered a lot of ground in our 40 minute conversation, including:
Why protein is important, and how much you really need at different ages and stages (and what the downsides are of getting too much)
Debunking myths about the relative quality of protein from animal and plant sources
What you miss out on when you eat protein-enhanced processed foods instead of whole food sources of protein
The fact that 95% of Americans are fiber deficient (!!) and why this matters for overall health and weight control
Tips and tricks for how to work more plant-based protein and fiber into your diet without spending your entire life chopping, sautéing, and doing dishes
If you missed the chat live yesterday, here’s the recording so that you can watch it (or just listen to the audio) at your leisure. Toss any questions in the chat and we’ll do our best to answer them!
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