The Diet Myth: The Real Science Behind What We Eat by Professor Tim Spector

The answers are much more surprising and fascinating than we've been led to believe. The key to health and weight loss lies not in the latest fad diet, nor even in the simple mantra of 'eat less, exercise more', but in the microbes already inside us. Drawing on the latest science and his own pioneering research, Professor Tim Spector demystifies the common misconceptions about fat, calories, vitamins and nutrients. Only by understanding what makes our own personal microbes tick can we overcome the confusion of modern nutrition, and achieve a healthy gut and a healthy body...

 About the Author :

Timothy David Spector OBE FMedSci is a British epidemiologist, medical doctor, and science writer, working on the relationship between nutrition, the gut microbiome, and health.