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Dr Tim Spector - the new Michael Mosley

Marianne72

Like many, I miss the entertaining and informative programmes by Michael Mosley - but Tim Spector looks an interesting successor. Those on his programme, What Not to Eat seem to benefit after a few weeks of 'natural' diet and his explanations are in layman's language. I bought his book online at a reduced price, meanwhile I've tried his pecan and chocolate cookies. They're not only delicious but don't leave you craving to eat them all ['sugar rush']. His experimental kitchen copy manufactured foods that really put you off buying processed foods! 

My big problem, I suspect like most people, is the urge to eat a whole pack of this or that, even when not hungry. I've had this problem years so don't expect it to disappear immediately. I thought I'd share this programme, as some of you might not have seen it. I would be interested to hear your experiences. 

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  • I became aware of Tim Spector during covid because he had the Zoe app with Covid facts and data which were different to the information and data made available through government websites. People who signed up could give a daily report of how they were feeling and if you had symptoms of covid you would be sent a test to be returned to his lab team. When the threat from Covid ended he began promoting the diet.

    I’m not dieting but I have been interested in how he uses the various plant food sources in his recipes. At one time I had considered signing up for the diet programme but the aggressive marketing and lack of consensus among experts put me off. It is expensive, although Which mention they offer a reduced price option. For now, I am content just to include more plant foods in my diet and eliminate highly processed foods. There does seem to be evidence that many people enjoy his recipes and find them useful for controlling weight and diet cravings.

    Which says that many people find the app useful although the results aren’t truly personalised. Which testers said that Zoe wasn’t able to tell them how to get the specific ‘good gut’ bacteria that Zoe said they were missing. 

    Zoe responded to Which:

    We don’t always know where specific species of bacteria come from. And it’s not possible to simply package 'good' bacteria species into supplement pills. Although our tests may not have detected certain 'good' species in your stool, it doesn’t mean they’re not there. They could be inactive, but can come out of hibernation when exposed to their favourite foods.

    Which quotes researcher Dr Harriet Schellekens, “We still have an incomplete understanding of the microbiome and we’re not at the stage where we can use this information to offer personalised nutrition. I’m not saying it’s a waste of money, but we need to manage expectations”.

    https://www.which.co.uk/reviews/nutrition-and-supplements/article/zoe-review-is-it-worth-it-aOVeL1R5BW52

  • in reply to ArchaeC

    We did the Zoe app in the pandemic (it was free I think for that). It was good as I think that was identifying more common symptoms, like the whole loss of taste/smell then got noticed as a symptom. Citizen science!

  • in reply to Cinnabar_wing

    Yes it was free, and it tracked how the common symptoms of Covid changed as time and location progressed. Logging my state of health each day was like a meditative practice in daily life.

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