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The Diet Myth

The Diet Myth 1

The Real Science Behind What We Eat

by Tim Spector
Paperback
Publication Date: 26/05/2015
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'The Diet Myth is fascinating, and now I'm obsessed with microbes!' Nigella Lawson

Why do most diets fail? Why does one person eat a certain meal and gain weight, while another eating the same meal loses pounds? Why, despite all the advice about what to eat, are we all still getting fatter?

The answers are much more surprising - and fascinating - than we've been led to believe. The key to health and weight loss lies not in the latest fad diet, nor even in the simple mantra of 'eat less, exercise more', but in the microbes already inside us.

Drawing on the latest science and his own pioneering research, Professor Tim Spector demystifies the common misconceptions about fat, calories, vitamins and nutrients. Only by understanding what makes our own personal microbes tick can we overcome the confusion of modern nutrition, and achieve a healthy gut and a healthy body.

ISBN:
9780297609193
9780297609193
Category:
Popular science
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
26-05-2015
Language:
English
Publisher:
Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Dimensions (mm):
236x157x26mm
Weight:
0.46kg
Tim Spector

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 four books, including the bestselling The Diet Myth.

He appears regularly on TV and radio around the world, and has written for the Guardian, BMJ, and many other publications. He is the lead researcher behind the world's biggest citizen science health project, the COVID Symptom Study app.

This free tool has been used by nearly 4 million people in the UK, US and Sweden to diagnose themselves without testing. It has confirmed new symptoms and risk factors for the virus, allowing scientists to monitor its progress and warn health authorities.

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I'm one of those people that sneer at those that lurch from one diet to the next, who claim to be gluten intolerant (but look shifty and confused when asked what gluten is), that give up carbs one week, sugar the next, wheat the day after. Previously my sneering was largely based on a natural predisposition towards sneering in general, but now, thanks to this book, I can justifiably sneer with the full backing of Science.

If you're looking for diet advice, there's not much in here (avoid processed food, eat a variety of things). If you're looking for explanations of why most diets are nonsense, then there's a wealth of information. It'll also teach you a bit about the mysterious goings-on in your guts and how important they are. There's no way I'm going for a fecal matter transplant, though, so I hope my microbes are fine.

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