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Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee · March 28, 2024 · 68m
The New Science of Eating Well
Tim Spector returns to discuss his latest research on personalized nutrition: why the same food affects different people differently, the 30-plant challenge, fermented foods for gut diversity, and why the 'healthy eating' advice most people follow is outdated.
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Spector: ZOE's PREDICT study found that the gut microbiome explains more variation in health outcomes than genetics. Unlike your genes, your microbiome can be significantly changed through diet within 2-4 weeks.
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Calorie counting doesn't work because it ignores the microbiome — two people extract different calories from the same food
Spector: ZOE research shows that two people eating the same meal can extract vastly different numbers of calories, depending on their gut bacteria. This makes traditional calorie counting scientifically flawed as a weight management strategy.Was this useful?