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Spoon-Fed: Why Almost Everything We’ve Been Told About Food Is Wrong

byTim Spector

Epidemiologist Tim Spector challenges familiar dietary rules about calories, breakfast, fat, meat, supplements, salt, and standardized advice. Drawing on nutrition research and his work on the gut microbiome, he explains why individuals can respond differently to the same foods and why simplistic claims often outpace evidence. The book criticizes industry influence and the reduction of food to isolated nutrients while emphasizing variety, plants, and minimally processed meals. Spector encourages readers to replace rigid commandments with scientific curiosity, recognizing that healthy eating depends on biological diversity, food quality, and long-term patterns.

Publisher

Penguin Random House

Publication date

2022

Format

Print edition

Pages

192

ISBN

9781529112733