Description

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A comprehensive guide to the new science of nutrition, drawing on Tim Spector's cutting-edge research
 
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. Author and scientist Tim Spector has the answers in this definitive, easy-to-follow guide to the new science of eating well.

Tim Spector has pioneered a new approach to nutrition, encouraging us to forget misleading calorie counts and nutritional breakdowns. In Food for Life he draws on over a decade of cutting-edge scientific research, along with his own personal insights, to deliver a new and comprehensive approach to what we should all know about food today.

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.

About the Author

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• Now in trade paperback format
• Looks at every aspect of eating for health, with practical tips, charts and tables to help readers navigate the bewildering world of food advice
• Tim is one of the world's leading scientists in genetics and food science. He is ranked as being in the top 1% of the world's most cited scientists
• Men's Health book mention https://www.menshealth.com/uk/health/a44827537/tim-spector-rules-healthy-eating/
• Time book mention: https://time.com/6245237/ultra-processed-foods-diet-bad/
• US Sun book mention: https://www.the-sun.com/health/7148939/nutrition-expert-five-ways-lose-weight/

Praise For…

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The pandemic should have changed many attitudes towards understanding biology, and Food for Lifeis the newly scientifically semi-literate person's post-Covid go-to food book...I trust the author and his work. ― The Times, *Book of the Week*

Appealingly, Spector writes as a food lover... Every person's ideal diet is different, and should be based on sensible choices from a position of knowledge. Food for Life is a feast of that knowledge... Bullet-pointed tips at the end of each chapter and an appendix of food tables make it a valuable reference book to keep on a kitchen shelf. ―Guardian

[A] weighty and detailed guide to modern living... [Spector] explains how to boost your microbiome and tailor your diet. ― Sunday Times, *Books of the Year*

A fascinating tour d'horizon, deftly drawing on recent research... Well written [and] informative.―Literary Review

Spector has been exploding the myths around food and health for years... Here he continues the demolition job in a rigorously academic book that welcomes the layperson with open arms. ―The Times, *Books of the Year*

The nutrition revolution is well underway andTim Spector is one of the visionaries leading the way. His writing is illuminating and so incredibly timely. -- Yotam Ottolenghi - praise for SPOON-FED