Dr Federica Amati

Dr Federica Amati is a medical scientist (PhD) and registered public health nutritionist (RNutr), passionate about evidence-based science communications to improve health with lifestyle medicine.

Federica works as Head Nutritionist at  ZOE, the science and nutrition company co-founded by Professor Tim Spector, and head of nutrition science at medical concierge company Well Founded Health. She is a Research Fellow at Imperial College London and King's College London where she lectures medical students evidence-based nutrition practice for disease prevention and management.

Federica is the author of Recipes for a Better Menopause and Sunday Times bestseller, Every Body Should Know This. Her approach focuses on improving overall dietary quality throughout the life course, using food as the best tool to transform health. She makes regular appearances in mainstream press, television, radio, and podcasts.

Federica holds a PhD in Medical Science and a masters in Public Health (MPH) from Imperial College London, an MSc in Nutrition from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, a BSc with Honors in endocrine pharmacology from the University of Edinburgh, and is an Association for Nutrition (AfN) Registered Public Health Nutritionist.

Dr Fede’s approach focuses on improving overall dietary quality following the principles of evidence-based, personalised nutrition science for improved health span and disease prevention throughout the lifecourse.

Federica’s books explore the science of nutrition and the power of food to help everyone become an architect of their own good health, empowering readers with practical, evidence-based guidance. A recognised world expert in the role of diet and the microbiome in wellbeing, she is regularly featured in the media for her expertise. She is also the programme author and lead on Imperial’s Nutrition for Health global learning programme, designed for executives, medical and wellness/health professionals, to help them better understand and address the modern food environment. 

Dr Federica is also a TEDx speaker, recording her talk at the prestigious TEDxBoston event on longevity, ‘Unlocking the science of nutrition to transform your health’ and is currently working on her next book proposal.