Tim Spector's Blog, page 3

BBC Future

The Future of medicine is testing our body fluids at home

Blood, sweat, tears: what do they say about you? Scientists and doctors have long turned to body fluids for clues about our health, but now they’re finding that they … [More]

The Conversation

GI diets don’t work – gut bacteria and dark chocolate are a better bet for losing weight The mainstays of most of the diet regimens of the last 30 years have been the GI (glycaemic index) rating score as well as its cousin the glycaemic load. Famous best-selling diet books such as the G-Plan Diet, the […]

The Conversation

GI diets don’t work – gut bacteria and dark chocolate are a better bet for losing weight

The mainstays of most of the diet regimens of the last 30 years have been the GI (glycaemic index) rating score as well … [More]

The Observer

What is healthy eating?

Tim Spector contributes to a featured by the The Observer on what constitutes healthy food.  Read the full article here… [More]

The Spectator

Why processed foods are bad: they massacre our microbes

Last week the people of the world were in shock when many of their favourite meats were labelled as carcinogenic by a World Health Organisation report. How dare they criticise bacon … [More]

The Naked Scientists

Better screening needed for transpoosion

Following Tim Spector’s review on poo transplants for the British Medical Journal, listen to a podcast and  interview with the Naked Scientists here.… [More]

The Conversation

Why poo transplants are nothing to be sniffed at

Most of us will have experienced diarrhoea or Delhi Belly and spent an unpleasant 48 hours in bed or on the toilet, often while travelling. Studies show that if severe, these … [More]

Modern Notion Daily

The Human Body Is Basically Just a Blob of Microbes, Fungi, and Viruses

In this episode of Modern Notion, Tim Spector explains the importance of a person’s microbiome—i.e. the bacteria and other organisms residing in the gut—to overall health and … [More]

Why the world keeps talking about 23andMe

Tim Spector and Dr Barbara Prainsack, of the Department of Social Science, Health and Medicine, King’s College London address the recent action by the FDA against the California-based personalised genomic company 23andMe. Access to the full article can be found here

With British humor, Professor cites cutting edge twin studies to investigate causes of difference.

Identically Different: Why we can change our genes Foreword review – fall 2013 The nature vs. nurture pendulum has swung toward genetic predetermination in recent years, with much-hyped searches for (and often, announcements of) gay genes, obesity genes, alcoholism genes, and more. Tim Spector’s book Identically Different looks to set the record straight by explaining […]