21 Facts About Megan Rossi

Megan Rossi was born on 10 October 1988 and is a dietitian, nutritionist and author specialising in the microbiome.

Megan Rossi is an advocate and researcher of plant-based nutrition.

One of three children, Megan Rossi was raised by her single mother, a science teacher, on a farm near Cairns in rural Australia.

Megan Rossi studied Dietetics at Queensland University of Technology from 2006 to 2009.

Megan Rossi moved to London, UK in 2015, where she lives with her husband Thomas and her sons Archie and Cooper.

Megan Rossi is a Research Fellow at King's College London looking at nutrition-based therapies in gut health, including prebiotics and probiotics, dietary fibres, plant-based diversity, the low-FODMAP diet and food additives.

Megan Rossi has published over 50 scientific papers in International peer-reviewed journals.

In 2017, Megan Rossi established an online presence as The Gut Health Doctor, with a focus on linking gut health with other health concerns such as mental health, heart disease, kidney disease and skin conditions.

Megan Rossi founded The Gut Health Clinic, which includes a team of gut specialist dietitians, for clinical conditions such as IBS, IBD, coeliac disease and other gut disorders, as well as weight management, diabetes, cancer and women's health.

Megan Rossi was named UK Future Brand of the Year 2021, has won several Great Taste Awards, and has received investment from Harry Kane.

Megan Rossi founded SMART STRAINS in 2025, clinically proven live bacteria supplement range backed by international health guidelines.

Megan Rossi has noted that there are a number of different plant-based diets including veganism, lacto-vegetarianism, lacto-ovo vegetarianism, pescetarianism and flexitarianism.

Megan Rossi has stated that a plant-based diet does not have to be vegan and can occasionally include meat but the bulk of the diet must be built around plant foods.

Megan Rossi has commented that she does not personally promote a vegan or vegetarian diet.

Megan Rossi's advice is to eat more plants but not eliminate entire food groups.

Megan Rossi has criticized plant-based junk and processed foods, including vegan cheese for degraded nutrients.

Megan Rossi has argued that a plant-based diet is the opposite of a fad diet, it is a sustainable way to eat a healthy diet.

Megan Rossi has stated that the main focus of a plant-based diet should be on whole foods, including whole grains, fruit, vegetables, legumes, nuts and seeds.

Megan Rossi has suggested that gut health is about moderation and plant diversity and that the ultimate goal should be to eat 30 different types of plant-based foods every week.

Megan Rossi says that the 5 A Day rule is a good starting point but the microbes living in the gut need a diversity of plants to flourish.

Megan Rossi's book Eat More, Live Well was published in 2021 by Penguin Books and was a Sunday Times bestseller.