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Food for Life: The New Science of Eating Well, by the #1 bestselling author of SPOON-FED Paperback – 15 November 2022

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From the bestselling author of Spoon-Fed and The Diet Myth, 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 has never seemed so complicated. In his new book, Tim Spector creates a unique, thorough, evidence-based guide to the real science of eating. Moving away from misleading notions of calories or nutritional breakdowns, Food for Life empowers us to make our own food choices based on a deeper understanding of the true benefits and harms that come from our daily transactions with the foods around us.

Combining cutting-edge research with a personal insights, and taking a wide angle lens on everything from environmental impact and food fraud to allergies and deceptive labelling, Spector takes a deep dive into each food type. Food for Life also includes easy-to-implement action points and useful tables as practical tools in our everyday food decisions, presented in a novel and comprehensive format. Ultimately, this book encourages us to fall in love again with food and celebrate its many wondrous properties, which science is still only just beginning to understand.
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    15.24 x 4.06 x 23.5 cm
  6. ISBN-10
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  7. ISBN-13
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Tim Spector makes healthy eating exhilarating, empowering and achievable. -- Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

A brilliant deep-dive into how food affects our wellbeing – and more importantly, what we can do about it. Enlightening and empowering -- Liz Earle

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... A valuable reference book to keep on a kitchen shelf. ― Guardian

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. -- Yotam Ottolenghi - praise for SPOON-FED

[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*

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Tim Spector, MD, is Professor of Epidemiology at
King’s College London. He is the bestselling
author of The Diet Myth, Spoon-Fed and Food for Life and scientific co-founder of ZOE, the nutrition science company. With a focus on cutting-edge science and honoured with an OBE for his impactful work in fighting Covid-19, Tim stands at the forefront of his field. The original pioneer of microbiome research, he is among the top 100 most cited scientists in the world.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ JONATHAN CAPE & BH - TRADE (15 November 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1787334260
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1787334267
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 4.06 x 23.5 cm
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I have read many different books and seen a lot of conflicting information on social media about this topic.Tim Spector provides easy to understand, science based information. I have been putting some of the suggestions into practice and have already noticed feeling less bloating, more energy and a clearer mind. There is a lot of information in the book, I have taken the key parts out of the book and use them in my daily life. In a time where there is too much information available (good and bad) this book feels right and gives me confidence I am making the right steps to live a better life. I now think more about what I eat and what to exclude.
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Mario B
5.0 out of 5 stars Science based information to improve your diet
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I have read many different books and seen a lot of conflicting information on social media about this topic.
Tim Spector provides easy to understand, science based information. I have been putting some of the suggestions into practice and have already noticed feeling less bloating, more energy and a clearer mind. There is a lot of information in the book, I have taken the key parts out of the book and use them in my daily life. In a time where there is too much information available (good and bad) this book feels right and gives me confidence I am making the right steps to live a better life. I now think more about what I eat and what to exclude.
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Mario B
5.0 out of 5 stars Science based information to improve your diet
Reviewed in Australia on 29 February 2024
I have read many different books and seen a lot of conflicting information on social media about this topic.
Tim Spector provides easy to understand, science based information. I have been putting some of the suggestions into practice and have already noticed feeling less bloating, more energy and a clearer mind. There is a lot of information in the book, I have taken the key parts out of the book and use them in my daily life. In a time where there is too much information available (good and bad) this book feels right and gives me confidence I am making the right steps to live a better life. I now think more about what I eat and what to exclude.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Value
Reviewed in Australia on 17 March 2024
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This book gives very important imfomation on How to eat healthy
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great book, well worth purchasing
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Excellent read - life changing! Arrived in satisfactory condition (book was dented unfortunately) but very fast delivery - will still purchase from this seller again ;-)
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CarolR
5.0 out of 5 stars Good info
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Always like Tim’s books. Lots of good information
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5.0 out of 5 stars Broad ranging and well researched.
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A slow read, to enable absorption of the details.
Nonetheless, I was absorbed.
Very informative.
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Simon Mac
5.0 out of 5 stars Food education and discovery
Reviewed in Australia on 17 June 2023
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What I liked about this book was its transparency on knowledge sourcing and a willingness to say “ we don’t really know” where relevant. Some moments of humour delivered dry to break up the statistics.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone should read this book
Reviewed in Australia on 6 December 2022
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50% of the worlds illness are caused by poor diet - change what you eat and you change your health. Pretty bloody simple, but people are still going to Macca's every day. This book explains in detail how to improve our health through food. The book is detailed and very interesting, but the message is simple and very easy to implement. No stupid diet's - just good food choices.
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Ian Gray
5.0 out of 5 stars Know what you are eating
Reviewed in Australia on 19 August 2023
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Important reading for everybody without exception!
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Beakertheatre
5.0 out of 5 stars Like new!!
Reviewed in the United States on 11 April 2024
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Book is in excellent shape.
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Marina Izaura
5.0 out of 5 stars Já é o quarto exemplar q compro, o livro é muito bom! Dei pra vários de meus amigos.
Reviewed in Brazil on 18 April 2024
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Livro super informativo sobre alimentos e como se alimentar de forma a aumentar a qualidade de vida
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Professor Longhair
5.0 out of 5 stars Must read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 May 2024
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What a fascinating book. I learnt so much about nutrition but in an entertaining way. Many foodie myths are dispelled and the information is very up to date. I really like the way the book is fully referenced which means you can trace the information back to its original source, no fake news here!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative
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Slightly difficult to read because it has a lot of scientific references. But very informative.
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1.0 out of 5 stars genmanipulierte Lebensmittel werden empfohlen!
Reviewed in Germany on 5 September 2023
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Tim Spector empfiehlt ernsthaft genmanipulierte Lebensmittel für die Zukunft und kritisiert, dass manche Menschen diese Lebensmittel bedenklich finden! Genmanipulierte Lebensmittel seien sicher. Es mag ja sein, dass mögliches Potential in Gentechnik steckt und die Produkte selbst nicht giftig für Menschen sind, aber dass uns die letzten Jahre gezeigt haben, dass es leider nicht ohne Risiko ist Genfood in die Umwelt zu bringen, wird komplett ignoriert. Auch Schädlinge passen sich doch an. Die langfristigen Auswirkungen auf die Natur sind nicht kalkulierbar. Die Menschheit sollte doch zumindest aus den invasiven Arten gelernt haben, die sich durch den Menschen ausbreiten und die Ökosysteme bedrohen, statt neue, potentiell nicht mehr umkehrbare Veränderungen in die Natur einzubringen! Er schreibt sogar selbst, dass es ein andauernder Kampf werden wird gegen die Natur...

Des Weiteren steckt unglaublich viel Werbung für seine kommerzielle Firma im Buch bei der man für viel Geld seine eigenen Bio-Marker testen lassen kann. (zumindest in der englischen Buch-Ausgabe und verfügbare Tests in den USA und Großbritannien)
Und jede Menge Erzählungen was dem Autor selbst gut tut, statt Tipps für die Leserschaft.
Viel Allgemeinwissen wird aneinandergereiht, zum Beispiel wie man Obst lagert...

Nur selten finden sich spannende Dinge. Für jemanden, der noch nie über Lebensmittel gelesen hat, eventuell sinnvolle Basisinformationen.

Ich lese gerne über Ernährung und habe mich nur mit Mühe durchgequält, weil der Autor theoretisch einen guten Ruf genießt. Für mich eher zweifelhaft, langatmig und langweilig.
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