5 foods I got wrong | Professor Tim Spector

Where were you in 2015? President Obama was in the White House, The UK was a member of the European Union, and you couldn’t escape Bruno Mars's global smash: Uptown Funk. More importantly, 2015 marked the release of Tim Spector’s first book: The Diet Myth. If you think the world has felt different since 2015, wait until you hear about the advances in nutritional science. Since then, Tim has had a chance to rethink his position on dietary staples like bread, milk, ultra-processed foods and more. He’s put everything he’s learnt into his new book Food for Life: The New Science of Eating Well. Buy it here: https://amzn.to/4amZinu In this episode, Tim speaks with Jonathan about what he got right, where he went wrong, and what the future holds for the world of nutrition. Tim Spector is a co-founder at ZOE and one of the world's top 100 most cited scientists. If you want to uncover the right foods for your body, head to joinZOE.com/podcast and get 10% off your personalized nutrition program. Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:10 - Topic introduction 02:53 - Quickfire questions 04:11 - Has Tim changed his opinion on anything while writing his new book? 04:57 - Tim’s new book: Food for Life 06:51 - Today’s topic: 5 foods Tim got wrong 08:11 - #1: Bread 11:56 - What has Tim’s opinion changed about bread? 14:20 - #2: Personalization 17:28 - How has Tim’s breakfast changed? 25:16 - #3: Milk 28:42 - Skim milk vs whole milk 31:50 - What kind of milk does Tim have? 33:59 - #4: Mushrooms 37:14 - #5: Ultra-processed foods 45:56 - Summary 47:50 - Will Tim write another book? 48:29 - Goodbyes 48:33 - Outro Episode transcripts are available here: https://joinzoe.com/learn/category/nu... Check the trial mentioned in today’s episode here: https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/...

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