Food for Life by Tim Spector

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Professor Tim Spector's guide to how to eat - for our health and the health of the planet.

Epidemiologist Professor Tim Spector offers a new approach to how to eat - for our health and the health of the planet. Written by Tim Spector. Read by John Lightbody.

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Food for Life by Tim Spector: 1. How We Choose Food

1. How We Choose Food

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How do we make the right food choices to improve our lives and health?

Epidemiologist Tim Spector reveals the role of both evolution and modern food marketing on our food choices. Written by Tim Spector. Read by John Lightbody.

Choosing the food we eat can be a complicated business, with many factors affecting what we pick from the shelves of supermarkets and shops. Professor Tim Spector reveals how both evolution and modern marketing can affect those choices and the impact they have on our health and our amazing gut microbiome.

Written by Tim Spector
Read by John Lightbody
Abriged by Rosemary Goring 
Produced by Naomi Walmsley

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