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So because cardiovascular disease still remains one of the leading causes of illness and death worldwide, I wanted to have someone on to talk about some of the underlying risk factors which are modifiable.

And we'll also be looking at a fascinating area of research that's gaining a lot of attention lately, not just what we eat, but when we eat.

My guest today is Dr. Amy Hutchison, a nutrition researcher whose work explores

how the timing of our meals interacts with the body's internal clock, our circadian rhythms, and how this may influence things like blood sugar control, our appetite hormones, and cardiovascular risk.

In today's conversation, we unpack what metabolic health really means, what's happening in the body with glucose and insulin after we eat,

why circadian rhythms matter for our metabolism and our overall health and what the evidence says about meal timing and metabolic health.

Now to the episode, please enjoy.

Welcome Amy to Mind Your Being.

How are you today?

I'm great, thank you.

I'm really happy to be here.

Thank you.

I'm so excited for this conversation.

I've asked you on today to discuss metabolic health, circadian rhythms and looking at prevention of cardiovascular disease because cardiovascular disease remains one of the biggest contributors to preventable deaths across the world.

So we're going to look at

What is cardiovascular disease?

Why metabolic health is so important?

And we're going to look at some strategies or suggestions for listeners to be able to implement in their own lives to try and prevent cardiovascular disease.

So to start off with, can you tell us a little bit about your background and what drew you into researching nutrition, metabolism and meal timing?

Thank you.