Show Notes
A startling rise in early, aggressive cancers has oncologists looking for answers... and they're looking at what we ate as children.
In this interview, Chris sat down with talented nutrition scientist Dr. Federica Amati to discuss the "Golden Window" of opportunity: the first 1,000 days from conception to a child's second birthday.
BOOK: Every Body Should Know This — The Science of Eating for a Lifetime of Health (From Medical Scientist and Head Nutritionist at ZOE) https://a.co/d/3fjUSVa
The Gupta Ng interview on early, aggressive cancers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvAXxz-ZcYE&t=5s
Why ZOE is focusing on early-onset colon cancer (the PROSPECT study) https://zoe.com/learn/zoe-prospect-early-onset-colon-cancer
Optimal dietary patterns for healthy aging (the Nature paper with the great heat maps) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-025-03570-5
Life expectancy can increase by up to 10 years following sustained shifts towards healthier diets in the United Kingdom https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-023-00868-w
Life expectancy gains from dietary modifications: a comparative modeling study in 7 countries https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002916524004544
Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023 https://www.norden.org/en/publication/nordic-nutrition-recommendations-2023
0:00 Early cancers 1:16 Dr. Federica Amati 4:39 The first 1,000 days 9:50 Feeding babies 16:15 Early colorectal cancer 21:30 Red meat vs. sugar 33:58 Obesity 42:56 Ultra processed food 47:32 How much protein? 52:06 Amino acid balance
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