Timothy Stanley: I went from being a sporty, fitter than average, middle-aged man to a pill-popping depressed stroke victim with high blood pressure. He says virtually every common disease has some link with diet either directly or via the effects of obesity. If everyone ate optimally, we could prevent or delay around half of the disease burden of heart disease,. dementia, cancer, type 2 diabetes, autoimmune and so on.
“Our food decisions,” writes Dr. Tim Spector in his new book, Food for Life, “are the single most important modifiable factor in preventing common diseases and staying healthy.” But how do we know we’re making the right choices? In this episode, we dig into what scientists like Tim have learned about what we should eat — and why.
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