This podcast features a conversation between an epidemiologist who specializes in nutrition and gut health and a leading expert on these topics. They discuss the study of epidemiology and how it relates to tracking diseases like COVID, as well as how nutrition can impact gut health and overall well-being.
Professor Tim Spector, a leading expert on gut health and diet, debunks popular nutrition myths, such as exercise being ineffective for weight loss and the ketogenic diet being virtually impossible, and encourages a shift in the way people think about food for sustained weight loss.
Gut microbes plays an important role in our mental health as it produces vital chemicals and clears up toxins in our body when fed with right foods. However, most of the good bacteria have been eliminated due to the unhealthy foods we consume.
Dr. Megan Rossi explains that epidemiology is the study of risk factors in populations, where thousands of people are analyzed to understand the genetic root causes of diseases. She shares that she specializes in nutrition and gut health and hopes to change the way people think about food.