Food for Life

Your Guide to the New Science of Eating Well

By: Tim Spector

Narrated by: Leighton Pugh

Brought to you by Penguin.

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.

Audio updated as of November 2022

© Tim Spector 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Critic reviews

Tim Spector makes healthy eating exhilarating, empowering and achievable. (Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall)

A brilliant deep-dive into how food affects our wellbeing – and more importantly, what we can do about it. Enlightening and empowering (Liz Earle)

Spector writes as a food lover... Every person's ideal diet is different, and should be based on sensible choices from a position of knowledge. Food for Life is a feast of that knowledge... A valuable reference book to keep on a kitchen shelf.

The nutrition revolution is well underway and Tim Spector is one of the visionaries leading the way. His writing is illuminating and so incredibly timely. (Yotam Ottolenghi - praise for SPOON-FED)

[A] weighty and detailed guide to modern living... [Spector] explains how to boost your microbiome and tailor your diet.

No fads, no nonsense, just practical, science-based advice on how to eat well.

Food for Life is a fascinating tour d'horizon, deftly drawing on recent research... Well written [and] informative.

Tim Spector has been exploding the myths around food and health for years... Here he continues the demolition job in a rigorously academic book that welcomes the layperson with open arms.

Tim's book is a revelation. With his years of experience and engaging writing, he navigates the fascinating and complicated relationship between food and health. A must-read for anyone seeking a respected and trustworthy guide through the murky world of nutrition (Dr Rupy)

A life-changing book (Davina McCall)

Very accessible

This is a great addition to the genre. I first caught the author’s videos with Zoe on YouTube and it moved me to download and listen through this large, comprehensive and entertaining compendium.

Great and Healthy listening

Thank You for a variety of facts and making me interested in guy bacteria and the proper way of choosing nutrients :)

Awsome!

astic read incredible I would highly recommend this book, informative and eye opening! Everyone should read it🙏 🙏

Everyone should read/lusten to this!

Mist comprehensive overview on nutrition I have read. Very approachable and thought provoking. Narrator is excellent and keeps it engaging

Love the helpful tips and info.

Love his books. Really informative and interesting. I joined Zoe because he was involved. Can’t wait for the next book.