Why Most People in the UK Are Nutrient Deficient — And What To Do About It | Dr Federica Amati

96% of UK adults don't meet the recommended daily fibre intake. Folate deficiency is widespread. And millions of people are taking GLP-1 medications without any nutritional support.

We have more information about food than ever before — and yet most of us are not living optimally.

In this episode of The Health Review I sit down with Dr Federica Amati — medical scientist, registered public health nutritionist, head nutritionist at ZOE, researcher at King's College London and author of Every Body Should Know This and the forthcoming The Appetite Reset, publishing June 2026.

Federica has spent her career asking one of the most important questions in medicine — what does the right food, at the right time, actually do to a human body across an entire lifetime?

ZOE recently filmed a documentary following a group of people who transformed their health by changing their diet over just six weeks. The results were remarkable — and Federica talks us through what actually happens and why the body responds so quickly when you give it what it needs.

We cover:

Why nutrition is ultimately an act of self love — and what that reframe changes

The ZOE six week documentary — how fast people actually feel better when they change their diet

School meals and the drive to improve children's nutrition in the UK

Ultra processed foods in depth — why the NOVA classification system isn't working for consumers and what ZOE is doing differently

The first 1000 days of life — why what happens from conception to age two shapes health for decades

Maternal nutrition during pregnancy — what matters most and how early it starts

The father's nutritional status before conception — and why this conversation almost never happens

Why 96% of UK adults don't meet fibre targets — and what that's actually doing to our health

Folate deficiency across the UK population — who's most at risk and why it matters beyond pregnancy

GLP-1 medications and The Appetite Reset — why nutritional support alongside these drugs is not optional

What Federica's new book covers and why she felt it needed to be written now

This episode is for you if:

You want to understand what food is actually doing in your body beyond calories and macros. You're pregnant, thinking about pregnancy, or you're on a GLP-1 medication and want to understand what your body actually needs right now.

About Dr Federica Amati:

Dr Federica Amati PhD, MPH, MSc, RNutr is a medical scientist and registered public health nutritionist with over 15 years of research experience. She is head nutritionist at ZOE, a researcher at King's College London and the author of Every Body Should Know This and the forthcoming The Appetite Reset (June 2026).

This episode is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult your own clinician before making changes to your health.

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Pre-order Dr Federica's new book here: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/482823/the-appetite-reset-by-amati-dr-federica/9780241833209

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