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Key Takeaways

Simply looking at the nutrition label on a food item doesn’t tell you the full picture about how your body will respond to it
The structure of food affects the availability of nutrients and energy – an important consideration for how it’s digested and absorbed
- Eat food in the original way it was intended to be consumed for the best post-meal responses
Rethink eliminating whole, unprocessed nuts from your diet! Based on the food matrix of whole nuts, the caloric absorption is actually about 30% less than the nutrition label would lead you to believe
We tend to hyper-focus on specific ingredients or diets because we’re looking for a quick fix but food isn’t so black and white
Stress, sleep, and physical activity all interact to dictate how we respond to food
- Even the speed at which you eat food can impact your response – slow down your meals for better blood sugar response, improved weight management
Fun fact: Food can impact heart rate variability – in a study that subbed whole nuts for ‘typical’ snack food, HRV improved in participants

Dr. Sarah Berry is an Associate Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at King's College London and Chief Scientist at ZOE. She is the lead nutritional scientist on the PREDICT program. Her research focuses on precision nutrition, postprandial metabolism, food, and fat structure.

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311: Beyond Calories; How the Food Matrix Influences Weigh Gain and Shapes Your Health and Wellbeing | Sarah Berry, PhD

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