Product Description
Food for Life
Author(s): Tim Spector
Format: Paperback
Your Guide to the New Science of Eating Well
'Life-changing' DAVINA McCALL
'A must-read' Dr RUPY AUJLA
'Fascinating' NIGELLA LAWSON
'Empowering' LIZ EARLE
**As seen on Channel 4's What Not to Eat**
**The Book That Inspired the Food for Life Cookbook**
Food For Life is the original guidebook for readers looking to understand the research and science behind eating well. For recipes, please see The Food For Life Cookbook (ISBN: 9781787335233).
Food is our greatest ally for good health, but the question of what to eat in the age of ultra-processed food has never seemed so complicated.
Drawing on cutting-edge research and personal insights, Professor Tim Spector offers clear answers in this definitive, easy-to-follow guide to the new science of eating well.
Empowering and practical, Food for Life is nothing less than a new approach to how to eat - for our health and the health of the planet.
'No fads, no nonsense, just practical, science-based advice on how to eat well' Daily Mail, Books of the Year
'A rigorously academic book that welcomes the layperson with open arms' The Times
** A THE TIMES and SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR**
** Winner of the Fortnum & Mason Special Award **
Food for Life is the ultimate gift for anyone who wants to eat better and feel better in 2026.
Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, February 2024
About the Author
Tim Spector is Professor of Epidemiology at Kings College London and one of the world's leading scientists. He is the bestselling author of The Diet Myth, Spoon-Fed, Food for Life, The Food for Life Cookbook and Ferment, and scientific co-founder of ZOE, the gut health science company. A pioneer of microbiome research, he is among the top 100 most cited scientists in the world and was awarded an OBE for his contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic. His Channel 4 documentary series What Not to Eat (January 2026) achieved record viewing figures with more TV to come.
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