The Diet Myth

Tim Spector is Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at King's College London and Hon Consultant Physician at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital. He has won several academic awards and published over 700 academic papers, a large proportion of which relate directly to nutrition and the causes of obesity. He has appeared in numerous TV documentaries and is often consulted in British and international media on his team's research. Since 2011 he has been leading the largest microbiome project in the UK, using genetic sequencing to study the bacteria in the guts of 5,000 twins. He is the lead investigator for BRITISH GUT, the UK's largest open-source science project to understand the microbial diversity of the human gut.www.tim-spector.co.ukWatch Tim Spector talking for TED:Identically Different: TEDxKingsCollegeLondonwww.youtube.com/watch?v=1W5SeBYERNICleverly Connected: TEDxCheltenhamwww.youtube.com/watch?v=aIr_fVWDCRAFollow him on Twitter: @timspector

出版者:Orion Publishing Co

作者:Tim Spector

页数:336

出版时间:2015-5-29

价格:CAD 25.50

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780297609193

图书标签:健康科普饮食英文书营养学英文原版科学和心理学生物学

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'The Diet Myth is fascinating, and now I'm obsessed with microbes!' Nigella Lawson

We are all increasingly bewildered by the simple question of what to eat. Despite advice from experts, governments and dieticians about the dangers of too much fat, sugar, protein and lack of exercise, our nutrition - and the global obesity crisis - is getting worse.

Why can one person eat a certain meal and gain weight and another eat exactly the same food and lose pounds? Genes provide part of the answer, but we have been overlooking one vital aspect of diet that lies within us. Thanks to recent breakthroughs, scientists have begun to examine the permanent residents in our guts: the thousands of previously unknown but essential microbes whose job it is to digest our food and keep us alive.

Drawing on the latest science and his own research team's pioneering work, Professor Tim Spector explores the hidden world of the microbiome and demystifies the common misconceptions about fat, calories, vitamins and nutrients. Only by understanding how our own microbes interact with our bodies can we overcome our confusion about modern diets and nutrition to regain the correct balance of our ancestors.

Mixing cutting-edge discoveries, illuminating science and his own case studies, Spector shows why we should stop listening to the myths of diet fads and instead embrace diversity for a healthy gut and a healthy body.

读后感

这本书作者写的观点很多与平时我们所接受到的讯息很不一样，比如：间歇性断食、关注吃的多样性等等。从肠道微生物的角度，向我们展示了营养结构的千变万化——存在每个不同的个体，每个个体又有长年累月不同的饮食习惯。所以要有一个总结性的关于营养的结论是很难的。 好在蒂姆...  

1.基因与体内外的微生物决定了健康，身形等 2.饮食应当追求多样化（食物链顶端人群），新鲜（少工业化，少添加，少防腐），简单烹饪（适量接受生食） 3.一周可以追求一两次的红肉与鱼肉，多吃各种各样的蔬果，一定要新鲜，少农药，少抗生素，不喝果汁，多全谷物 4.多酚，硒等抗...  

1.基因与体内外的微生物决定了健康，身形等 2.饮食应当追求多样化（食物链顶端人群），新鲜（少工业化，少添加，少防腐），简单烹饪（适量接受生食） 3.一周可以追求一两次的红肉与鱼肉，多吃各种各样的蔬果，一定要新鲜，少农药，少抗生素，不喝果汁，多全谷物 4.多酚，硒等抗...  

用户评价

"We tend to forget just how recent is the latest craze for fitness and sports. In the 1980s joggers in strange pyjama-like outfits were seen as weirdos and treated with derision. " "For those of you who genetically or culturally can’t stand the thought of physical exercise there may be another way to burn calories – thinking hard."

Professional indeed. Kudos for my microbiota.

关于营养学的百科全书，很多的最新实验证据，非常好的饮食指南。

非常巧合，读这本书之前看了《肠道的小心思》，这本书很大的着力点也是在肠道菌群上，有了一点铺垫再看这本里面的科学实验就容易理解多了。非常推荐这本书，因为它机会用目前已知的科学知识客观地或批判性地给我们破除了一个又一个市面上口口相传的健康秘诀，饮食雷区，指导我们在决定之前不要盲目跟风，自然多样的饮食总没有错，不要迷恋补充剂、神奇的单一元素、超级食品等。

非常巧合，读这本书之前看了《肠道的小心思》，这本书很大的着力点也是在肠道菌群上，有了一点铺垫再看这本里面的科学实验就容易理解多了。非常推荐这本书，因为它机会用目前已知的科学知识客观地或批判性地给我们破除了一个又一个市面上口口相传的健康秘诀，饮食雷区，指导我们在决定之前不要盲目跟风，自然多样的饮食总没有错，不要迷恋补充剂、神奇的单一元素、超级食品等。