**Antonella Amato**

Antonella Amato is Associate Professor of Physiology in the Department of Biological, Chemical, and Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Italy. She teaches Nutrition Physiology for Master Degree courses. Prof. Amato is a gues<sup>t</sup> editor of the journal Nutrients and director of the Advanced Course on "Nutrition and Health" at the University of Palermo. Her main research interest is analyzing the effects of the natural bioactive compounds contained in dietary supplements and functional foods on the metabolism dysfunctions related to obesity, including insuline resistance, adiposity and neurodegeneration. Her research has highlithed the beneficial effects induced by the chronic consumption of Sicilian pistachio and honey, or indicaxanthin or clorogenic acid, in dysmetabolisms occurring in obese mice. Moreover, the mechanisms of action underlying these beneficial effects have been explicated. Prof. Amato has published over 60 papers and she is co-inventor of the data submitted for patent applications. Much of her research has been funded by companies specializing in the synthesis of dietary and food supplements. Orcid ID: 0000-0002-3343-9656. . .
