Why body fat matters for healthy aging | Prof. Deborah Clegg & Prof. Sarah Berry

📽️Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/26PwhRdqSKU?si=D5FY_ocfGEKO1znL 🎧or listen on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/zoe-science-nutrition/id1611216298?i=1000637038881 As we age, the distribution of our body fat changes, particularly around menopause. Most people think of body fat as bad, but fat tissue plays a number of hugely important roles in our health. So what is body fat? When is it healthy, and when is it unhealthy? Jonathan asks Professor Sarah Berry and Professor Deborah Clegg to find out. Deborah Clegg is a professor and Vice President for Research at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso. Sarah is Chief Scientist at ZOE and Professor at King’s College London. Studies related to this topic: The evolutionary impact and influence of oestrogens on adipose tissue structure and function. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 2023. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37482787/ Menopause is associated with postprandial metabolism, metabolic health and lifestyle: The ZOE PREDICT study. EBioMedicine 2022. Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9669773/ Have feedback or a topic you'd like us to cover? Let us know here: https://gf6hx47iu5g.typeform.com/topicsuggestion 🥑 Make smarter food choices. Become a member at https://zoe.com Get 10% off membership with code PODCAST