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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

© Tim Spector 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

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Critic Reviews

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.
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.
No fads, no nonsense, just practical, science-based advice on how to eat well.
Food for Life is a fascinating tour d'horizon, deftly drawing on recent research... Well written [and] informative.
Tim 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.
Tim's book is a revelation. With his years of experience and engaging writing, he navigates the fascinating and complicated relationship between food and health. A must-read for anyone seeking a respected and trustworthy guide through the murky world of nutrition (Dr Rupy)
A life-changing book (Davina McCall)
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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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