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Food for life : your guide to the new science of eating well / Tim Spector

By: Spector, T. D. (Timothy David) [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Vintage, 2024Copyright date: ©2024Description: xviii, 510 pages : illustrations, 20 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781529919660 (paperback).Subject(s): Food habits -- Psychological aspects | Diet | Diet in disease | Food | Nutrition | Food and nutritionDDC classification: 613.2
Contents:
Introduction: why care about food -- Food for life -- What is the microbiome -- Why do we love food? -- What foods are really healthy? -- What foods are unhealthy? -- Can foods 'boost' your immune system? -- How can we choose better foods? -- How does storing, processing and cooking alter food? -- What to eat to save the planet? -- How are we all unique? -- What is the future of food? -- So, now what should I have for dinner? -- Foods -- Fruits -- Vegetables -- Legumes (aka pulses) -- Cereals and grains -- Rice -- Pasta -- Bread, pastries and biscuits --Fungi and mushrooms -- Meat -- Processed meats -- Fish -- Marine bugs and other seafood -- Milk and cream -- Fermented diary ((yogurt, kefir and fermented milk) -- Cheese -- Diary alternatives -- Eggs -- Sweet treats -- Nuts and seeds -- Seasoning, herbs and spices -- Liquids, oils and condiments -- Final word -- Food tables and tips -- Food tables.
Subject: Food is our greatest ally for good health, but the question of what to eat in the age of ultra-processed food has never seemed so complicated. Drawing on cutting-edge research and personal insights, Professor Tim Spector offers clear answers in this definitive, easy-to-follow guide to the new science of eating well. Provided by Publisher.
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General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Wellbeing 613.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Wellbeing Collection - Food and nutrition 00220845
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Wellbeing 613.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Wellbeing Collection - Food and nutrition 00220231
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 613.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available MTU Cork Module HOSP6167 - Core reading. 00220120
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 613.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available MTU Cork Module HOSP6167 - Core reading. 00220121
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

'Life-changing' DAVINA McCALL
'A must-read' Dr RUPY AUJLA
'Fascinating' NIGELLA LAWSON
'Empowering' LIZ EARLE

**AS HEARD ON THE DIARY OF A CEO PODCAST**

**THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE FOOD FOR LIFE COOKBOOK**

Food is our greatest ally for good health, but the question of what to eat in the age of ultra-processed food has never seemed so complicated.


Drawing on cutting-edge research and personal insights, Professor Tim Spector offers clear answers in this definitive, easy-to-follow guide to the new science of eating well.

Empowering and practical, Food for Life is nothing less than a new approach to how to eat - for our health and the health of the planet.

'No fads, no nonsense, just practical, science-based advice on how to eat well' Daily Mail , Books of the Year

'A rigorously academic book that welcomes the layperson with open arms ' The Times

** A THE TIMES and SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR**
** WINNER OF THE FORTNUM & MASON SPECIAL AWARD **

Bibliography: (pages 459-491) and index.

Introduction: why care about food -- Food for life -- What is the microbiome -- Why do we love food? -- What foods are really healthy? -- What foods are unhealthy? -- Can foods 'boost' your immune system? -- How can we choose better foods? -- How does storing, processing and cooking alter food? -- What to eat to save the planet? -- How are we all unique? -- What is the future of food? -- So, now what should I have for dinner? -- Foods -- Fruits -- Vegetables -- Legumes (aka pulses) -- Cereals and grains -- Rice -- Pasta -- Bread, pastries and biscuits --Fungi and mushrooms -- Meat -- Processed meats -- Fish -- Marine bugs and other seafood -- Milk and cream -- Fermented diary ((yogurt, kefir and fermented milk) -- Cheese -- Diary alternatives -- Eggs -- Sweet treats -- Nuts and seeds -- Seasoning, herbs and spices -- Liquids, oils and condiments -- Final word -- Food tables and tips -- Food tables.

Food is our greatest ally for good health, but the question of what to eat in the age of ultra-processed food has never seemed so complicated. Drawing on cutting-edge research and personal insights, Professor Tim Spector offers clear answers in this definitive, easy-to-follow guide to the new science of eating well. Provided by Publisher.

MTU Cork Module HOSP6167 - Core reading.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction: Why care about food? (ix)
  • Part 1 Food for Life
  • 1 What is the microbiome? (3)
  • 2 Why do we love food? (10)
  • 3 What foods ate really healthy? (20)
  • 4 What foods are unhealthy? (33)
  • 5 Can foods 'boost' your immune system? (41)
  • 6 How can we choose better foods? (53)
  • 7 How does storing, processing and cooking alter food? (65)
  • 8 What to eat to save the planet? (80)
  • 9 How are we all unique? (92)
  • 10 What is the future of food? (101)
  • 11 So, now what should I have for dinner? (113)
  • Part 2 Foods
  • 12 Fruits (125)
  • 13 Vegetables (150)
  • 14 Legumes (aka pulses) (169)
  • 15 Cereals and grains (182)
  • 16 Rice (198)
  • 17 Pasta (204)
  • 18 Bread, pastries and biscuits (213)
  • 19 Fungi and mushrooms (231)
  • 20 Meat (242)
  • 21 Processed meats (260)
  • 22 Fish (269)
  • 23 Marine bugs and other seafood (284)
  • 24 Milk and cream (296)
  • 25 Fermented dairy (yogurt, kefir and fermented milk) (305)
  • 26 Cheese (313)
  • 27 Dairy alternatives (323)
  • 28 Eggs (329)
  • 29 Sweet treats (336)
  • 30 Nuts and seeds (363)
  • 31 Seasoning, herbs and spices (372)
  • 32 Liquids, oils and condiments (394)
  • 33 Final word (418)
  • Part 3 Food Tables and Tips
  • 34 Food Tables (425)
  • Glossary (449)
  • Acknowledgements (457)
  • Notes (459)
  • Index (492)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

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.
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