The Diet Myth

书名：The Diet MythTheRealScienceBehindWhatWeEat
作者：TimSpector
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ISBN：9780297609193
出版社：OrionPublishingCo
出版时间：2015-5-29
格式：epub/mobi/azw3/pdf
页数：336
豆瓣评分： 8.4

书籍简介：

'The Diet Myth is fascinating, and now I'm obsessed with microbes!' Nigella Lawson We are all increasingly bewildered by the simple question of what to eat. Despite advice from experts, governments and dieticians about the dangers of too much fat, sugar, protein and lack of exercise, our nutrition – and the global obesity crisis – is getting worse. Why can one person eat a certain meal and gain weight and another eat exactly the same food and lose pounds? Genes provide part of the answer, but we have been overlooking one vital aspect of diet that lies within us. Thanks to recent breakthroughs, scientists have begun to examine the permanent residents in our guts: the thousands of previously unknown but essential microbes whose job it is to digest our food and keep us alive. Drawing on the latest science and his own research team's pioneering work, Professor Tim Spector explores the hidden world of the microbiome and demystifies the common misconceptions about fat, calories, vitamins and nutrients. Only by understanding how our own microbes interact with our bodies can we overcome our confusion about modern diets and nutrition to regain the correct balance of our ancestors. Mixing cutting-edge discoveries, illuminating science and his own case studies, Spector shows why we should stop listening to the myths of diet fads and instead embrace diversity for a healthy gut and a healthy body.

作者简介：

Tim Spector is Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at King's College London and Hon Consultant Physician at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital. He has won several academic awards and published over 700 academic papers, a large proportion of which relate directly to nutrition and the causes of obesity. He has appeared in numerous TV documentaries and is often consulted in British and international media on his team's research. Since 2011 he has been leading the largest microbiome project in the UK, using genetic sequencing to study the bacteria in the guts of 5,000 twins. He is the lead investigator for BRITISH GUT, the UK's largest open-source science project to understand the microbial diversity of the human gut.

www.tim-spector.co.uk

Watch Tim Spector talking for TED:

Identically Different: TEDxKingsCollegeLondon

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W5SeBYERNI

Cleverly Connected: TEDxCheltenham

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIr_fVWDCRA

Follow him on Twitter: @timspector

书友短评：

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