Food
is our greatest ally for good health, but the question of what to eat
has never seemed so complicated.
In
his new book, Tim Spector creates a unique, thorough, evidence-based
guide to the real science of eating. Moving away from misleading
notions of calories or nutritional breakdowns, Food for Life empowers
us to make our own food choices based on a deeper understanding of
the true benefits and harms that come from our daily transactions
with the foods around us.
Combining
cutting-edge research with a personal insights, and taking a wide
angle lens on everything from environmental impact and food fraud to
allergies and deceptive labelling, Spector takes a deep dive into
each food type. Food for Life also includes easy-to-implement action
points and useful tables as practical tools in our everyday food
decisions, presented in a novel and comprehensive format. Ultimately,
this book encourages us to fall in love again with food and celebrate
its many wondrous properties, which science is still only just
beginning to understand.