The global food industry was recently valued to be over 11.5 billion dollars but I can tell you that for a large proportion of ordinary families the kinds that I see in my clinic every day a bigger market doesn't necessarily mean more choice for all of us. There are some surprising foods that are actually very healthy and very affordable so tin tomatoes for example have greater levels of the protective chemical lycopene which has some anti cancer properties than say fresh tomatoes. cans of beans and lentils are enormous nutritional value great sources of protein cost very little. You don't need a doctor or a health professional to help you make those choices, says Dr Tim Huddleston.
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Eating the right foods is the single most effective way of preventing illness and staying healthy. But understanding what’s good and what’s bad, whether it's red wine or acai berries, can be a complicated conversation when we’re constantly receiving new ideas about what to put on our plate. Tim Spector’s new book, Food for Life: The New Science of Eating Well, looks to make all that conflicting information a little more clear. Spector is a professor of genetic epidemiology at King's College London and honorary consultant physician at Guy's and St Thomas' hospitals. He is a multi-award-winning expert in personalised medicine and the gut microbiome. Our host for this discussion is Paediatric doctor and TV presenter, Guddi Singh.
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