The Importance of Calories in Diets

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Focusing to myopically on calories, I think is it a complete disaster? And you only have to look at this country. Despite everyone knowing about calories, despite all the menus having calorie counting and no one changing their behavior. People should institute healthy habits that don't have them needing, needing to track things like calories.

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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