ABOUT
Dr Emily Leeming PhD
Scientist, Dietitian, Author & Speaker
Dr Emily Leeming is a scientist at King's College London, dietitian, former chef, speaker and author of Genius Gut: The Life-Changing Science of Eating for your Second Brain (Daily Mail's Top Reads 2024, Cosmo's Best Health Read 2024).
Dr Emily writes monthly for the UK's largest circulating newspaper the Daily Mail, and Women's Health magazine. and is regularly featured in the media including BBC Radio, Vogue, The Telegraph, The Guardian and The Sunday Times.
Dr Emily is part of the PROSPECT Cancer Grand Challenges team, led by Harvard University, investigating early colorectal cancer, diet, and the gut microbiome. She has published and contributed to multiple academic publications in top peer-reviewed journals on nutrition, lifestyle and the gut microbiome.
Dr Emily's TEDx talk is on the power of fibre, the forgotten nutrient. She frequently speaks at events, including Soho House, Maybourne Hotel Group, Cheltenham Science Festival and Lloyds Banking TSB.
Dr Emily Leeming writes the Second Brain newsletter, a community of 30,000+ subscribers getting actionable advice on eating for better energy, mood, and cognition through the gut-brain connection (without giving up the foods you love).
Her first career was as a private Chef on superyachts.
Selection of peer-reviewed academic publications Qualifications
Francesco Asnicar, Sarah E. Berry, Ana M. Valdes, Long H. Nguyen, Gianmarco Piccinno, David A. Drew, Emily R. Leeming, et al. 2021. “Microbiome Connections with Host Metabolism and Habitual Diet from 1,098 Deeply Phenotyped Individuals.” Nature Medicine 27 (2): 321–32.
Francesco Asnicar Emily R. Leeming, Eirini Dimidi, Mohsen Mazidi, Paul W. Franks, Haya Al Khatib, Ana M. Valdes, et al. 2021. “Blue Poo: Impact of Gut Transit Time on the Gut Microbiome Using a Novel Marker.” Gut 70 (9): 1665–74.
Emily R. Leeming, Panayiotis Louca, Rachel Gibson, Cristina Menni, Tim D. Spector, and Caroline I. Le Roy. 2021. “The Complexities of the Diet-Microbiome Relationship: Advances and Perspectives.” Genome Medicine 13 (1): 10.
Emily R. Leeming, Olatz Mompeo, Pauline Turk, Ruth C. E. Bowyer, Panayiotis Louca, Abigail J. Johnson, Tim D. Spector, Caroline Le Roy, and Rachel Gibson. 2022. “Characterisation, Procedures and Heritability of Acute Dietary Intake in the Twins UK Cohort: An Observational Study.” Nutrition Journal 21 (1): 13.
Caroline Ivanne Le Roy, Alexander Kurilshikov, Emily R. Leeming, Alessia Visconti, Ruth C. E. Bowyer, Cristina Menni, Mario Falchi, et al. 2022. “Yoghurt Consumption Is Associated with Changes in the Composition of the Human Gut Microbiome and Metabolome.” BMC Microbiology 22 (1): 39.
Master of Science Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics, Monash University
Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in Nutrition, Oxford Brookes University
Advanced Neuroscience on Microbiota & the Brain certificate
Low FODMAP Certified Training from Monash University
Wellcoaches School of Health Coaching
Matthew Kenney Culinary Academy Level 1 and 2