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Spoon-fed : why almost everything we've been told about food is wrong / Tim Spector.

By: Spector, T. D. (Timothy David) [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Vintage, 2022Description: xiv, 286 pages ; 20 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781529112733 (paperback).Subject(s): Food | Food industry and trade | Nutrition -- Popular works | Food and nutritionDDC classification: 641.3
Contents:
It's personal -- Breaking the fast -- Calorie counting doesn't add up -- The big fat debate -- The supplements really don't work --The bittersweet hidden agenda -- Not on the label -- Fast-food phobia -- Bringing back the bacon -- Fishy business -- Veganmania -- More than a pinch of salt -- Coffee can save your life -- Eating for two -- The allergy epidemic -- The gluten-free fad -- On your bike -- Food for thought -- The dirty business of water -- Just a drop -- Food miles -- Spraying the planet -- Don't trust me, I'm a doctor.
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General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Wellbeing 641.3 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Wellbeing Collection - Food and nutrition 00220071
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE LEADING GUT-HEALTH EXPERT, FOUNDER OF ZOE AND AUTHOR OF FOOD FOR LIFE

This ground-breaking exploration debunks food myths, from what we should be eating for breakfast to whether we should really avoid ultra-processed foods.

Is breakfast really the most important meal of the day?
Is there any point in counting calories?
Is there any evidence that coffee is bad for us?

Through his pioneering research, Professor Tim Spector busts these and many other myths about food.

Spoon-Fed explores the scandalous lack of good science behind many diet plans, official recommendations, miracle cures and ultra-processed foods, and encourages us to rethink our whole relationship with food - not just for our health as individuals, but for the future of the planet.

'Hugely enjoyable' Michael Mosley

'Illuminating and so incredibly timely' Yotam Ottolenghi

'This book should be available on prescription' Felicity Cloake

'Will actually help you decide what to add to your next grocery shop' Bee Wilson, Guardian

* Tim Spector's new book Food for Life: Your Guide to the New Science of Eating Well is out in paperback 4th January 2024*

Includes bibliographical references and index.

It's personal -- Breaking the fast -- Calorie counting doesn't add up -- The big fat debate -- The supplements really don't work --The bittersweet hidden agenda -- Not on the label -- Fast-food phobia -- Bringing back the bacon -- Fishy business -- Veganmania -- More than a pinch of salt -- Coffee can save your life -- Eating for two -- The allergy epidemic -- The gluten-free fad -- On your bike -- Food for thought -- The dirty business of water -- Just a drop -- Food miles -- Spraying the planet -- Don't trust me, I'm a doctor.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface (p. ix)
  • Introduction (p. 1)
  • 1 It's personal (p. 18)
  • 2 Breaking the fast (p. 26)
  • 3 Calorie counting doesn't add up (p. 35)
  • 4 The big fat debate (p. 45)
  • 5 The supplements really don't work (p. 53)
  • 6 The bittersweet hidden agenda (p. 63)
  • 7 Not on the label (p. 73)
  • 8 Fast-food phobia (p. 81)
  • 9 Bringing back the bacon (p. 91)
  • 10 Fishy business (p. 106)
  • 11 Veganmania (p. 120)
  • 12 More than a pinch of salt (p. 129)
  • 13 Coffee can save your life (p. 138)
  • 14 Eating for two (p. 146)
  • 15 The allergy epidemic (p. 155)
  • 16 The gluten-free fad (p. 163)
  • 17 On your bike (p. 172)
  • 18 Food for thought (p. 180)
  • 19 The dirty business of water (p. 189)
  • 20 Just a drop (p. 198)
  • 21 Food miles (p. 207)
  • 22 Spraying the planet (p. 216)
  • 23 Don't trust me, I'm a doctor (p. 224)
  • Conclusion: How to eat (p. 231)
  • Appendix: Twelve-point plan (p. 243)
  • Acknowledgements (p. 245)
  • Notes (p. 247)
  • Index (p. 273)

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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