Why almost everything we’ve been told about food is wrong

Spoon-Fed

Why almost everything we’ve been told about food is wrong, by the #1 bestselling author of Food for Life

One of the world’s leading scientists of food and nutrition reveals why so much of the current advice about food and nutrition is dangerously inaccurate, misleading and often downright wrong.

THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 
 
The ground-breaking exploration of food myths from what we should be eating for breakfast to whether we should really avoid ultra-processed foods. 
 
'Will actually help you decide what to add to your next grocery shop' Bee Wilson, Guardian 
 
Is breakfast really the most important meal of the day? 
Is there any point in counting calories? 
Is there any evidence that coffee is bad for us? 
 
Through his pioneering research, Professor Tim Spector busts these and many other myths about food. Spoon-Fed explores the scandalous lack of good science behind many diet plans, official recommendations and miracle cures, and encourages us to rethink our whole relationship with food - not just for our health as individuals, but for the future of the planet. 
 
With a new preface by the author 
 
'Hugely enjoyable' Michael Mosley 
 
'Illuminating and so incredibly timely' Yotam Ottolenghi 
 
'This book should be available on prescription' Felicity Cloake 
 
* Tim Spector's new book Food for Life: The New Science of Eating Well is out now *

The nutrition revolution is well underway and Tim Spector is one of the visionaries leading the way. His writing is illuminating and so incredibly timely.

Will actually help you decide what to add to your next grocery shop... This is one of the clearest and most accessible short nutrition books I have read: refreshingly open-minded, deeply informative and free of faddish diet rules.

Dispelling decades of misinformation...Spoon-Fed is a fascinating read.

A remarkable book... It's a smoothie-dropping read.

Spoon-Fed is the gastro-science literature flavour of the month.

There is much to savour in Spector's breezy demolition of the claims of both the greedy food corporations and the joyless "food police".

Sacred cows fall thick and fast in this slim but densely packed volume... A clarion call for change... This book should be available on prescription.

A hugely enjoyable and critical look at common food myths... A worthy successor to his previous best seller, The Diet Myth.

The bestselling author of The Diet Myth, Tim Spector has built a reputation as a culinary demystifier. In his latest, Spoon-Fed...he dishes up a...correction to the nonsense routinely peddled by self-appointed diet gurus.

Tim Spector is a professor of genetic epidemiology at King's College London and honorary consultant physician at Guy's and St Thomas' hospitals. He is a multi-award-winning expert in personalised medicine and the gut microbiome, and the author of five books, including the bestsellers Spoon-Fed and The Diet Myth. He appears regularly on TV, radio and podcasts around the world, and is one of the top 100 most cited scientists in the world. He is co-founder of the personalised nutrition company ZOE and leads the world's biggest citizen science health project, the ZOE Health study. He was awarded an OBE in 2020 for his work fighting Covid-19.

Tim Spector

Your Guide to the New Science of Eating Well

'Life-changing' DAVINA McCALL 
'A must-read' DR RUPY AUJLA 
'Fascinating' NIGELLA LAWSON 
'Empowering' LIZ EARLE 
 
**AS HEARD ON THE DIARY OF A CEO PODCAST** 
 
Empowering and practical, Food for Life is nothing less than a new approach to how to eat - for our health and the health of the planet. 
 
Food is our greatest ally for good health, but the question of what to eat in the age of ultra-processed food has never seemed so complicated.Drawing on cutting-edge research and personal insights, Professor Tim Spector offers clear answers in this definitive, easy-to-follow guide to the new science of eating well. 
 
&lsquo;No fads, no nonsense, just practical, science-based advice on how to eat well&rsquo; Daily Mail, Books of the Year 
 
'A rigorously academic book that welcomes the layperson with open arms' The Times 
 
** A THE TIMES and SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR** 
** WINNER OF THE FORTNUM &amp; MASON SPECIAL AWARD **

Tim Spector

Food for Life

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