Food for Life: The New Science of Eating Well, by the #1 bestselling author of SPOON-FED

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The book describes our physiological relationship with food to dispel many prevalent myths and pseudo-science surrounding faddish diets. Mijn gevoel is alleen dat hij erachter kwam niet genoeg pagina's te kunnen leveren over dit onderwerp en de rest maar aanvulde met feitjes over verschillende soorten voeding. Instead of putting a lot of pressure on the individual and their choices, it's good to put pressure on the food industry. Every person's ideal diet is different, and should be based on sensible choices from a position of knowledge.

He also talked about the food industry, the environmental impact of producing food, the history of a particular food and so on. The diets that support longevity vary widely in carbohydrate, fish, dairy and meat intakes, but what they all have in common is that these people eat hardly any highly processed foods. Also the 2022 paper "Estimating impact of food choices on life expectancy: A modeling study" is well worth looking at. Generally the advice is 1) eat minimally processed foods; 2) eat a wide variety of those foods; and 3) as rule Western people eat way more meat than they need so cutting down on that is good for you and the planet. The science is well reported and nuanced and the writing style is very approachable, I enjoyed the way the book was organised and it makes it easy to check the reference to a particular food or food group.

Jam-packed with information on all food groups - we all know we should be eating more whole food and stay away from ultra processed, and this book is very good at explaining why.

But he’s sometimes frustratingly understated when it comes to the politics – and finances – of food. Food For Life’ suggests that eating minimally processed plant-based foods is the best for our health. Ik kocht dit vanwege zijn onderzoeken naar het microbioom en dat was ook zeer nuttig en interessant om te lezen.

The sale of customised goods or perishable goods, sealed audio or video recordings, or software, which has been opened. When we started to cook our food, our digestive tracts slowly became shorter as a result of the more easily absorbed cooked foods. Overall this is an interesting read and his food specific chapters will make think about not just what your food choices do for you but what they do for the planet too. Full details of your rights under the Distance Selling Regulations are available in the UK from your local Citizens' Advice Bureau or your Local Authority's Trading Standards Office.