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Food for Life

Your Guide to the New Science of Eating Well

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Food for Life

By: Tim Spector
Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
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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.

Audio updated as of November 2022.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2022 Tim Spector (P)2022 Penguin Audio Diets, Nutrition & Healthy Eating Fitness, Diet & Nutrition Healthy Diet Nutrition Food Science Health Food Truck
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I loved the book from start to finish. it was written and narrated in such a clear, calm and objective way. every sentence imparted knowledge. there was no fillers and fluff at all. will be coming back to it again and again to check my Food facts.

My Food Bible

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Fascinating and useful. Only two criticisms. Please help me understand why the narrator insists on saying ‘et’ when reading the word ‘ate’. I understand this is a colloquial term in parts of England, but surely when reading you would say the word in front of you? Very irritating to listen to, particularly given the word is so common in the book!! The author is also a bit self-congratulatory whenever mentioned the work of his research team at Zoe - it is unnecessary. Otherwise the content is very useful.

Eye-opening research

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Information is our super power and wow was this packed full of easy to follow information.
I know I will be listening to this one on repeat.

Information is power

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Love Tim Spector and this latest book proves his invaluable knowledge and insights into the foods we eat. A must read (and have on the shelf too!) if you are serious about food being medicine for your good health and longevity.

A veritable tome of a book

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Not what I was expecting but an interesting read nevertheless. If you're looking to lose weight then this is not your book. Instead it's a general look at the variety of whole foods that we have at our disposal. This book provides the information needed to make healthy choices according to our own individual needs.

interesting

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Loved it, alot to think about. Would highly recomnend to anyone interested in healthy eating.

overall information

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This is a long book… v comprehensive and detailed. I normally listen to audiobooks all at once but I did spread this out over few months.

V thorough

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Absolutely loved this book. Truly well rounded and refined and has given me a passion for nutrition that I would have never thought possible.

A wealth of information

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Wherever you are on your journey to better health, while reducing the impact on the health of planet Earth, being mindful of the human cost to those poor & enslaved who are a part of the “food business”; and if you care about the humane treatment of animals. This is a must read for you.

Whole food, carbon footprint & health for life.

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If only I had this years ago. Brilliant and informative, lots of medical facts but not confusing. Great book

Wow!!

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