How body fat impacts health and aging

ZOE Science & Nutrition

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Nutrition, Science, Health & Fitness, Education

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🗓️ 30 November 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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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. In today’s episode of ZOE Science and Nutrition, Jonathan is joined by Dr. Sarah Berry and Prof. Deborah Clegg. Together, they debunk the myth that fat is bad, enlighten us about why body fat is distributed where it is, and explore the differences in fat distribution between men and women. Deborah Clegg is a professor and Vice President for Research at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso. Her research focuses on sex differences in metabolism, adipose tissue, and the brain and the impact this has on our health. Dr. Sarah Berry is one of the world's leading experts on human nutrition. She has run more than 20 randomized clinical trials looking at how humans respond to different fats. Head to zoe.com/podcast if you want to uncover the right foods for your body and get 10% off your ZOE membership. Download our FREE guide — Top 10 Tips to Live Healthier: https://zoe.com/freeguide Follow ZOE on Instagram Timecodes: 00:00 Intro 04:00 What is body fat? 06:32 What is healthy fat? 07:52 Female vs male body fat 11:56 Why is belly fat the most unhealthy? 19:43 Waist to hip ratio 21:24 How estrogen affects fat distribution 27:41 Perimenopause symptoms 31:01 Fat cells producing estrogen 36:00 Hunger the menopause 38:46 Weight gain and the menopause 40:54 Physical changes in men 42:28 Exercise and fat distribution 43:26 What to eat during menopause 46:37 Estrogen supplements Mentioned in today’s episode: The evolutionary impact and influence of oestrogens on adipose tissue structure and function from Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 2023 Menopause is associated with postprandial metabolism, metabolic health and lifestyle: The ZOE PREDICT study from EBioMedicine 2022 Episode transcripts are available here. Have feedback or a topic you'd like us to cover? Let us know here

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0:00.0	Welcome to Zoe, science and nutrition, where world-leading scientists explain how their research can improve your health. On today's show we're delving into the science of body fat and its profound
0:18.6	influence on our health. As we age our body shape naturally changes.
0:24.0	For many, this is most pronounced during menopause.
0:27.0	But does our body fat really put our health at risk?
0:30.0	And does this impact you differently if you are female or male?
0:34.0	Here to replace myths with facts is Professor Debbie Clegg from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso.
0:43.0	Debbie's research focuses on the huge impact that our hormonal and chromacental differences have on our long-term risk of disease.
0:50.0	Debbie, thank you so much for flying in all the way from Texas to join Sarah and myself today.
0:59.2	Oh, I'm so pleased to be here. Thank you so much for the invitation.
1:03.0	No, very exciting. Now, we always have this tradition that we start with a quick fire round of questions,
1:11.5	which professors find really hard because we have these strict rules
1:14.4	that you can say yes or no or if you absolutely have to a one sentence answer.
1:19.7	Are you willing to give it a go?
1:21.5	Absolutely.
1:22.5	Brilliant.
1:23.1	All right.
1:24.6	I'm gonna start.
1:26.3	Is it true that women naturally carry more body fat than men?
1:30.2	Yes.
1:31.6	Is body fat bad for my health?
1:34.0	No.
1:35.0	Interesting.
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