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ZOE Science & Nutrition

Tim Spector’s journey from health crisis to healthy eating - a chapter from Food for Life

ZOE Science & Nutrition

ZOE

Nutrition, Science, Health & Fitness, Education

4.65.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

What should I have for dinner? A question you no doubt ask yourself daily. But I bet you don't spend too long coming up with an answer. ZOE's scientific co-founder, Tim Spector, has been trying to answer this question for a decade. If you're a regular listener, you probably know him well. Five years ago, he published the best-selling book, The Diet Myth, and just last month, he released the follow-up, Food for Life, the New Science of Eating Well.  In this episode, you'll hear a chapter from the book titled “So Now What Should I Have for Dinner?” Tim Spector is a co-founder of ZOE and one of the world's top 100 most-cited scientists. Download our FREE guide — Top 10 Tips to Live Healthier: https://zoe.com/freeguide Get Tim’s book here. Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 01:44 - Chapter 11. So now what should I have for dinner?  14:00 - Personalizing my diet 26:15 - Five final tips 27:00 - Outro -- Follow Tim on Instagram: www.instagram.com/tim.spector Episode transcripts are available here. This podcast was produced by Fascinate Productions.

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0:00.0

Welcome to Zoe, Science and Nutrition, where world-leading scientists explain how their

0:04.9

research can improve your health.

0:07.0

Now, what should I have for dinner?

0:16.5

A question you no doubt ask yourself daily.

0:19.9

But perhaps you don't spend too long coming to an answer.

0:24.1

Zoe's scientific co-founder Tim Specter has been trying to answer this question for a

0:29.0

decade.

0:30.0

If you're a regular listener, you'd probably know him well by now.

0:34.4

He's one of the world's top 100 most cited scientists and a successful author.

0:40.0

Five years ago, he published his best-selling book The Diet Myth, and just last month

0:45.2

he released the follow-up, Food for Life, the new science of eating well.

0:54.7

In today's episode, you'll hear a chapter from the book entitled, So, Now What Should

1:00.0

I Have for Dinner?

1:01.6

This passage will transport you along Tim's food journey.

1:05.6

From the moment 11 years ago, he discovered he had a major health crisis, through a journey

1:10.0

of deep scientific investigation to reassess everything he thought he knew about food, and

1:15.1

to today, where he realizes the answer about the right food for his body is different from

1:19.9

anyone else's.

1:22.8

Today's episode is a festive gift from Tim, myself, and everyone here at Zoe.

1:28.6

Full of philosophies to apply to your own diet.

1:31.3

So sit back, relax, and enjoy this chapter from Food for Life, the new science of eating

1:37.3

well.

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