LIVE Q&A: Your gut health, dementia and weight loss questions answered by Prof Tim Spector, Prof Sarah Berry & Dr Federica Amati

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How quickly can you improve your gut health? Can diet help lower your risk of dementia? And what should you know about food labels and healthy weight loss? In this special live Q&A, Prof Tim Spector, Prof Sarah Berry and Dr Federica Amati answer your biggest nutrition questions and share practical, evidence-based advice you can use today. Drawing on decades of research and data from hundreds of thousands of people, they explain how diet can influence the gut microbiome, brain health, hunger, energy levels and long-term health. They discuss dementia risk, healthy snacking, intermittent fasting, ultra-processed foods, plant diversity, breakfast, food labels and the latest science on weight loss. You’ll learn how quickly the gut microbiome may respond to dietary change, why some foods keep you fuller for longer, how to build a healthier breakfast, and simple ways to make better food choices. The team also explain why small dietary changes can have lasting benefits. If your daily food choices influence your gut health, brain health and future wellbeing, which change is worth making first? 🌱 Try our science-backed and tasty wholefood supplement Daily30 🌿Let your gut microbes snack on the ZOE Gut Health Bar Get our brand-new app and Gut Health Test designed by world-leading gut health and nutrition scientists to build healthy eating habits 👉 Join ZOE Follow ZOE on Instagram. Timecodes 00:00 Intro 01:56 The first ever live ZOE podcast 09:14 How long does it really take to improve your gut microbiome? 12:56 Can you feel healthier before your gut microbiome changes? 14:15 Which foods should you always buy organic? 16:33 Are oats actually healthy? 18:36 The overnight oats trick that may improve blood sugar 19:28 Resistant starch: the hidden nutrient most people miss 21:32 Always hungry at 3pm? Sarah’s evidence-backed fix 27:17 The food industry trick that makes you eat more 29:44 Why ultra-processed foods leave you hungry 30:50 Does chewing more food really help you lose weight? 33:23 What does gut health have to do with d