Food for Life
- Author Tim Spector
- Narrator Leighton Pugh
- Publisher Random House
- Run Time 17 hours and 54 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Agriculture, agribusiness and food production industries, Conservation of the environment, Cookery for specific diets and conditions, Coping with allergies, including food allergies, Cultural studies: food and society, Diets and dieting, nutrition, Family and health, Popular science, Science: general issues, Society and Social Sciences, The environment.
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What to expect
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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
Critics Review
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A life-changing book
Davina McCall -
Fascinating reading
Nigella Lawson -
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 brilliant deep-dive into how food affects our wellbeing – and more importantly, what we can do about it. Enlightening and empowering
Liz Earle -
No fads, no nonsense, just practical, science-based advice on how to eat well.
Daily Mail, *Books of the Year*
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