Coffee is good for you, but orange juice is bad for you, and supposedly ‘healthy’ food isn’t healthy. The food doctor is here to set the record straight on the perfect diet.
In this new episode Steven sits down again with the world-renowned nutritional expert, Dr Tim Spector OBE.
Dr Spector is Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at King’s College London, and is the director of the Twins UK study. He is also co-founder of the in-depth nutritional analysis company, Zoe. He is the author of the bestselling books, ‘Food for Life’ , ‘The Diet Myth’, and ‘Spoon Fed’.
In this conversation Tim and Steven discuss topics, such as:
Why he started talking in public about foodHis initial research focused on genes and obesityStarting to think about his own mortalityThe benefits of improving diet and gut healthThe diseases linked to poor nutritionHow food impacts mood and energyObesity only being a small side effect of poor dietThe impact a poor diet can have in your futureThe importance of the speed and when you eatThe impact of the menopause of the gut microbiomeWhy quality of food is more important than quantityFoods impact on fertility and libidoWhy supplements like protein are not necessaryWhat is fibreHow 95% people are not eating enough fibreTim’s health hacksThe importance of a healthy microbiomeThe benefits of fermented foodWhy different countries have better gut microbiomesThe negative impacts of Ultra Processed FoodsWhy unhealthy snacking can impact a healthy dietThe worst time for snackingHow there is a snack epidemic and the need to change itWhy healthy food doesn’t have health labelsPerfect food habitsThe need to follow the 80/20 principle around dietWhy coffee is good for you and improves your healthHow coffee is better for you than orange juiceWhat diet advice has he changed his mind onWhy drinking lots of water is not necessaryTim’s daily food routineWhy certain fruits are better for you than othersHow there needs to be more nuisance to diet adviceWhy the carnivore diet is wrongIs artificial sweetener worse than sugarThe truth about weight loss and need for sustainabilityHis thoughts on OzempicThe need to stop thinking about calories and focus on food qualityThe benefits and negatives of not drinking alcoholThe link between sleep and the microbiomeHis views on fasting
You can purchase Tim’s most recent book, ‘Food for Life: The New Science of Eating Well’, here: https://amzn.to/3QT9AVW
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