But it’s good stuff, much of new and has caused me to rethink some of the foods I eat — and don’t eat.

Yes, we need to make choices for our health and the environmental impacts do play into that, but ultimately I want to enjoy the food I eat. The book describes our physiological relationship with food to dispel many prevalent myths and pseudo-science surrounding faddish diets. You can reheat rice; unopened mussels won’t kill you; and eating meat doesn’t give you cancer (though “replacing 30% of traditional burger meat with mushrooms or fungi would be the equivalent of taking 2m cars off the road”).

Ich lese gerne über Ernährung und habe mich nur mit Mühe durchgequält, weil der Autor theoretisch einen guten Ruf genießt. The key to a balanced gut microbiome is a diverse range of whole plant foods and small amounts of fermented foods. We know people in the UK do not get enough vitamin D from sunshine in the winter, which is a serious problem. They play a crucial role in maintaining a balanced gut microbiome, which is essential for preventing weight gain and obesity.

Tim Spector, an epidemiologist and co-founder of the ZOE nutrition study, wants to change the way people think about food. These are urgent issues that matter not just for our health as individuals but for the future of the planet. It’s complex, hard to digest and obviously good for us, like an enormous portion of fibrous vegetables, well balanced with spices. Fairly numerous suggestions on how to improve one's diet, with tips on what he does himself, with some simple recipes.His 2015 book The Diet Myth popularised the idea that each of us has a unique and constantly changing gut microbiome that is crucial to our health.