About this episode
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 . 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. Download our FREE guide — Top 10 Tips to Live Healthier: https://zoe.com/freeguide Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:10 - Topic introduction 02:33 - Quickfire questions 03:19 - Has Tim changed his opinion on anything while writing his new book? 03:55 - Tim’s new book: Food for Life 05:41 - Today’s topic: 5 foods Tim got wrong 06:55 - #1: Bread 10:16 - What has Tim’s opinion changed about bread? 12:23 - #2: Personalization 15:15 - How has Tim’s breakfast changed? 22:05 - #3: Milk 25:04 - Skim milk vs whole milk 27:48 - What kind of milk does Tim have? 29:43 - #4: Mushrooms 32:37 - #5: Ultra-processed foods 40:30 - Summary 42:17 - Will Tim write another book? 42:49 - Goodbyes 42:53 - Outro Pre-order Tim’s book here . Episode transcripts are available here . Check the trial mentioned in today’s episode here . This podcast was produced by Fascinate Productions .