Spoon-Fed: The Sunday Times bestselling guide to food and diet myths as seen on Channel 4's What Not to Eat

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We are all bombarded with advice about what we should and shouldn’t eat, and new scientific discoveries are announced every day. Yet the more we are told about nutrition, the less we seem to understand.

Through his pioneering scientific research, Tim Spector has been shocked to discover how little good evidence there is for many of our most deep-rooted ideas about food. In a series of short, myth-busting chapters, Spoon-Fed reveals why almost everything we’ve been told about food is wrong. Spector explores the scandalous lack of good science behind many medical and government food recommendations, and how the food industry holds sway over these policies and our choices.

Spoon-Fed is a groundbreaking book that forces us to question every diet plan, official recommendation, miracle cure or food label we encounter, and encourages us to rethink our whole relationship with food.

Diet may be the most important medicine we all possess. We urgently need to learn how best to use it, not just for our health as individuals but for the future of the planet.

©Tim Spector 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Brought to you by Penguin. We are all bombarded with advice about what we should and shouldn’t eat, and new scientific discoveries are announced every day. Yet the more we are told about nutrition, the less we seem to understand. Through his pioneering scientific research, Tim Spector has been ...

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14 reviews
Jacob
January 25, 2023
While he does have some good information in this book. He also has many poorly informed conclusions. The quality of your food is really good advice. But when he tries to push that exercise gives no benefit to weight loss or weight management, his science is lacking. Also, his arguments against lower calorie intake as a way for weight loss are very poorly formulated and wrong. Mainly, I gave this 3 stars because there is some good information in this book. But it should not be taken as gospel.
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fiso
January 25, 2024
Waste of time and money. Full of mostly already known clichés which this book claims to sell you as revolutionary breakthrough discoveries. Absolutely not worth the money spent on it. None of the 20+ facts described in this book were an eye-opener. You're better off browsing the Internet for free than reading that. Plus, it offers no practical ways to change your lifestyle.
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Gatu Vasani
January 19, 2023
excellent..all we need now is to this messaging across to more people..
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Tim Spector is Professor of Epidemiology at Kings College London and one of the world's leading scientists. He is the bestselling author of The Diet Myth, Spoon-Fed, Food for Life, The Food for Life Cookbook and Ferment, and scientific co-founder of ZOE, the gut health science company. A pioneer of microbiome research, he is among the top 100 most cited scientists in the world and was awarded an OBE for his contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic. His Channel 4 documentary series What Not to Eat (January 2026) achieved record viewing figures with more TV to come.
Tim Spector is Professor of Epidemiology at Kings College London and one of the world's leading scientists. He is the bestselling author of The Diet Myth, Spoon-Fed, Food for Life, The Food for Life Cookbook and Ferment, and scientific co-founder of ZOE, the gut health science company. A pioneer ...

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