Yesterday

The Best Gut Health Snack, Butter's Big Comeback & Are Vegetables Half as Healthy?

What's the best snack for supporting your gut health? Why is everyone suddenly obsessed with butter again? And are our vegetables really half as nutritious as they were 60 years ago? And why do we suddenly hate peas?! This week, we explore nine simple snacks that could help suppo ... Show More

55m 10s

Nov 5

Are Energy Drinks Bad for You? Meal Prep Myths & Anti-Inflammatory Diets

Are energy drinks really as bad as they seem? This week, we look at what’s actually inside them, whether there are any benefits and what drinking them regularly could mean for our health. We also tackle some everyday nutrition worries: does chopping fruit and veg in advance signi ... Show More

44m 15s

Nov 2

Is There a Best Diet for Ageing? HRV & Nervous System Resets

Is there really one best diet for healthy ageing? What does your HRV actually tell you about your health and recovery? And do we really need all these nervous system “resets” we keep seeing online? This week, we unpack fascinating new research comparing 10 different healthy diets ... Show More

1h 3m

Jun 2023

Ep.45 Why Aren’t My Diets Working? Food Myths, Weightloss & Calorie Counting With Dr Tim Spector

Do we really know what we should be eating? Multi-award winning expert Tim Spector argues we might not. Professor of genetic epidemiology at King's College London and honorary consultant physician at Guy's and St Thomas' he aims to point us in the right direction so we know th ... Show More

1h 10m

Apr 2021

Busted: 2 Persistent Myths About Eating and Your Metabolism

Does eating more frequently boost your metabolism or cause you to burn more calories? Will going too long between meals cause you to go into starvation mode? Nutrition Diva has the facts on these widely held metabolism myths.Read the transcript.Check out all the Quick and Dirty T ... Show More

8m 21s

Nov 2020

Tim Spector: Why Everything You’ve Been Told About Food Is Wrong #131

It’s a bold claim: that (almost) everything you’ve been told about food is wrong. But by the end of today’s conversation, I think you’ll be questioning what you previously thought was true and embarking on a new way of eating that’s right for you. My guest, Tim Spector, is a Prof ... Show More

2h 8m

Jan 2023

Doctor Tim Spector: The Shocking New Truth About Weight Loss, Calories & Diets!

What if everything that you knew about health was wrong, if calories didn’t count and food labels lied? That is exactly what Tim Spector OBE says in his multiple books, innumerable articles and TV appearances. Following the ancient greek belief that food is medicine, Tim has made ... Show More

1h 32m

Jun 2024

Tim Spector: Debunking the myths around exercise and nutrition (E266)

In this episode, Jake joins world-leading nutrition expert Tim Spector to dive deep into the myths and truths about diet and health. Tim Spector is a renowned epidemiologist, geneticist, and author. Known for his work on personalised nutrition, he explains why calori ... Show More

1h 17m

Oct 2024

#268 6 strategies to make healthy eating easy for life with Professor Tim Spector

Is fruit juice just as bad as added sugar?What are the healthiest vegetables to eat for longevity?Is dairy helpful or harmful for our health?These are just some of the questions myself and Professor Tim Spector discuss on today’s podcast. It’s the third time we’ve sat down on the ... Show More

1h 33m

Oct 2023

The Food Doctor: "Extra Protein Is Making You Fatter!" The 6 Food Lies Everyone Still Believes! (Brand NEW Food Science) - Tim Spector

Coffee is good for you, but orange juice is bad for you, and supposedly ‘healthy’ food isn’t healthy. The food doctor is here to set the record straight on the perfect diet. In this new episode Steven sits down again with the world-renowned nutritional expert, Dr Tim Spector OBE. ... Show More

1h 44m

Apr 2025

The Power (and Pitfalls) of a High-Protein Diet

Americans are protein obsessed, but should we be? Renowned nutritionist Dr. Tim Spector sits down with Dr. Sanjay Gupta to share why the focus on protein may mean we’re missing out on another crucial nutrient. Plus, Spector weighs in on other health fads, from low-fat foods to se ... Show More

27m 18s

Jul 2017

Is Exercising to Lose Weight a Myth?

Usain Bolt can scarf down 47,000 calories worth of chicken nuggets and look great, while some dieters work out 4 hours a day and never shed a pound. So is exercising to lose weight a big scam? And what does Calvin Coolidge's exercise horse have to do with it? Featuring Dr. Her ... Show More

46m 57s

Apr 2023

Moment 107 - Why Counting Calories Doesn't Work: Tim Spector

In this moment Dr Tim Spector unravels the myth of calorie counting for health and weight loss. Dr Spector discusses how dieting is not just a simple case of tracking calories in compared to calories, as it is nearly impossible for even professionals to accurately count calories. ... Show More

15m 45s

Diet Myths