The Importance of Fiber in a Good Diet

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The polyphenols are used by our gut microbes. That's why eating the rainbow is important. The third thing is fermented food, which isn't very common in the American diet. A recent study showed that just in eight weeks you can really reduce your inflammation levels quite dramatically if you eat three portions of fermented food a day.

Tim Spector is a Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at King’s College London, director of the Twins UK study, Scientific co-founder at ZOE, and one of the world’s leading researchers. He's also the author of Food for Life: The New Science of Eating Well, his latest book focusing on nutrition and health. Tim trained originally in rheumatology and epidemiology.

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