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

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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! But the issue I have is some people might treat this as gospel (its in a book and if it works for him it must work for me!

Food For Life has made me a more conscious consumer with regard to animal welfare, climate change and food fraud. That said, it's a really good resource and perhaps I'm being harsh considering there's only so many ways you can say "polyphenols good, UPFs bad. Not to mention lack of time and energy (especially for working mothers) and the racial aspect connected to food.With his expertise as a Professor of Genetic Epidemiology, Spector presents complex scientific concepts in a clear and accessible manner.

The book describes our physiological relationship with food to dispel many prevalent myths and pseudo-science surrounding faddish diets. He explores various important topics such as the impact of food on the environment, fraudulent practices in the food industry, allergies, and misleading labels. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

g. walnuts) have high levels of ALA which can be converted by the body into EPA and DHA the converted amounts are very small indeed. e. 125 - 200 nmol/L in the blood - UK units not USA) so I supplement my food with vit D3 capsules which are essential for many reasons. A brilliant deep-dive into how food affects our wellbeing – and more importantly, what we can do about it. He’s very open about the limitations of current knowledge and the often poor quality of studies on the subject, so I’m sure there’ll be an updated version in a few years - for now though, I’d highly recommend this if you want to know more about the food you’re eating. I'm always interested in what Tim Spector has to say, he's evidence based, balanced and not afraid to say when we've been wrong about health assumptions.

I found it a bit of a slog to get through the book as he goes through every food and their vitamins and polyphenols, which doesn’t make for riveting reading. So I was surprised it did not mention the 2020 paper “Associations of fat and carbohydrate intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality: prospective cohort study of UK Biobank participants” that shows the optimal amount of macronutrients of sugar, starch, fibre, different type of fats and protein.

Of course a lot of the topics covered deal with hard truths about the food industry, climate change and modern food technology and consumption. Tim Spector empfiehlt ernsthaft genmanipulierte Lebensmittel für die Zukunft und kritisiert, dass manche Menschen diese Lebensmittel bedenklich finden! This feature allows quick access to specific information about different foods, their nutritional content, and other relevant details. If we are to combat the epidemic of obesity and health problems, we need a fundamental change in how we view food, diets, and the hidden microbial world inside our bodies.