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Food for Life: Your Guide to the New Science of Eating Well Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Tim Spector (Author), Leighton Pugh (Narrator), Penguin Audio (Publisher)
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Food is our greatest ally for good health, but the question of what to eat has never seemed so complicated. In his new book, Tim Spector creates a unique, thorough, evidence-based guide to the real science of eating. Moving away from misleading notions of calories or nutritional breakdowns, Food for Life empowers us to make our own food choices based on a deeper understanding of the true benefits and harms that come from our daily transactions with the foods around us.

Combining cutting-edge research with a personal insights, and taking a wide angle lens on everything from environmental impact and food fraud to allergies and deceptive labelling, Spector takes a deep dive into each food type. Food for Life also includes easy-to-implement action points and useful tables as practical tools in our everyday food decisions, presented in a novel and comprehensive format. Ultimately, this book encourages us to fall in love again with food and celebrate its many wondrous properties, which science is still only just beginning to understand.

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  1. Listening Length
    17 hours and 53 minutes
  2. Author
    Tim Spector
  3. Narrator
    Leighton Pugh
  4. Audible release date
    October 27, 2022
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Penguin Audio
  7. ASIN
    B0B2WVM2KN
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 17 hours and 53 minutes
Author Tim Spector
Narrator Leighton Pugh
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Audible.com Release Date October 27, 2022
Publisher Penguin Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B0B2WVM2KN
Best Sellers Rank #13,610 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#26 in Food Counters
#123 in Diets, Nutrition & Healthy Eating
#197 in Nutrition (Books)

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Beakertheatre
5.0 out of 5 stars Like new!!
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2024
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Book is in excellent shape.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nutrition book
Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2023
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Unmasking g the food industry and emphasizing quality nutrition choices that really are important to your healthy life style. I’m enjoying the read.
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Diane Spoden
4.0 out of 5 stars Weird smell
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2023
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The cover was printed “ for sale on Indian sub-continent only” … the paper is very cheap and coarse and has an odor of chemicals … unpleasant to handle
I listened to the audiobook and enjoyed immensely
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kathy
5.0 out of 5 stars Encyclopedic in scope
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2022
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I never thought I could read a 500 page book of such scholarship and scope but I did! It is informative fascinating stimulating and thought provoking. ( I thought I ate a very healthy Mediterranean type diet but clearly I am too reliant on farmed fish.) I recommend that the next edition contains Chapter summaries for memory challenged old guys like me. I will try to persuade my Family Physician to read it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good book but watch out for that shipping
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2023
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Book arrived damaged. 😕
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Wxjp
3.0 out of 5 stars Love content
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2023
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Hard to read Recommend redo with editing. Subject matter expert but could be better narrative
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A. Nahir
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2023
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Everything you ever wanted to know about food. What did I take from it? I have changed my eating to try and include at least 32 different vegetables and fruits a week. VERY informative.
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Victoria
5.0 out of 5 stars Good basic knowledge
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2023
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All food groups information in one place. Would love to see more research on fermented food and microbiom adaptation. Enjoyed!
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Marina Izaura
5.0 out of 5 stars Já é o quarto exemplar q compro, o livro é muito bom! Dei pra vários de meus amigos.
Reviewed in Brazil on April 18, 2024
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Livro super informativo sobre alimentos e como se alimentar de forma a aumentar a qualidade de vida
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dreamflower
5.0 out of 5 stars Great reference book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 20, 2024
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Lots to absorb here ! Well written and useful in the kitchen bookshelf.
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Placeholder
5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative
Reviewed in India on February 15, 2024
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Slightly difficult to read because it has a lot of scientific references. But very informative.
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Quietscheentchen
1.0 out of 5 stars genmanipulierte Lebensmittel werden empfohlen!
Reviewed in Germany on September 5, 2023
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Tim Spector empfiehlt ernsthaft genmanipulierte Lebensmittel für die Zukunft und kritisiert, dass manche Menschen diese Lebensmittel bedenklich finden! Genmanipulierte Lebensmittel seien sicher. Es mag ja sein, dass mögliches Potential in Gentechnik steckt und die Produkte selbst nicht giftig für Menschen sind, aber dass uns die letzten Jahre gezeigt haben, dass es leider nicht ohne Risiko ist Genfood in die Umwelt zu bringen, wird komplett ignoriert. Auch Schädlinge passen sich doch an. Die langfristigen Auswirkungen auf die Natur sind nicht kalkulierbar. Die Menschheit sollte doch zumindest aus den invasiven Arten gelernt haben, die sich durch den Menschen ausbreiten und die Ökosysteme bedrohen, statt neue, potentiell nicht mehr umkehrbare Veränderungen in die Natur einzubringen! Er schreibt sogar selbst, dass es ein andauernder Kampf werden wird gegen die Natur...

Des Weiteren steckt unglaublich viel Werbung für seine kommerzielle Firma im Buch bei der man für viel Geld seine eigenen Bio-Marker testen lassen kann. (zumindest in der englischen Buch-Ausgabe und verfügbare Tests in den USA und Großbritannien)
Und jede Menge Erzählungen was dem Autor selbst gut tut, statt Tipps für die Leserschaft.
Viel Allgemeinwissen wird aneinandergereiht, zum Beispiel wie man Obst lagert...

Nur selten finden sich spannende Dinge. Für jemanden, der noch nie über Lebensmittel gelesen hat, eventuell sinnvolle Basisinformationen.

Ich lese gerne über Ernährung und habe mich nur mit Mühe durchgequält, weil der Autor theoretisch einen guten Ruf genießt. Für mich eher zweifelhaft, langatmig und langweilig.
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Ricardo Frutuoso
5.0 out of 5 stars Offfffffff the charts!!!
Reviewed in Spain on June 16, 2023
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Great Book/research!
Really well structured for all levels!
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