Dr. Tim Spector

And 90% of Americans are deficient in fiber. So even if you're better than average, you're still not likely to be hitting the fiber targets. And that's probably because all the promotion at the moment is for hitting your protein targets. Yeah. I mean, you know, in the US, you know, last month, I couldn't believe how much protein advertising is out there. It's like unbelievable. It's a lot.

And 90% of Americans are deficient in fiber. So even if you're better than average, you're still not likely to be hitting the fiber targets. And that's probably because all the promotion at the moment is for hitting your protein targets. Yeah. I mean, you know, in the US, you know, last month, I couldn't believe how much protein advertising is out there. It's like unbelievable. It's a lot.

The hype over protein. And you think, well... No one's protein deficient. The average American has twice as much protein as they need, and yet nearly everyone's deficient in fiber. Who's fighting for fiber? So hopefully you'll fight for fiber, and anyone with any immune problems should be fighting for fiber because...

The hype over protein. And you think, well... No one's protein deficient. The average American has twice as much protein as they need, and yet nearly everyone's deficient in fiber. Who's fighting for fiber? So hopefully you'll fight for fiber, and anyone with any immune problems should be fighting for fiber because...

The hype over protein. And you think, well... No one's protein deficient. The average American has twice as much protein as they need, and yet nearly everyone's deficient in fiber. Who's fighting for fiber? So hopefully you'll fight for fiber, and anyone with any immune problems should be fighting for fiber because...

That just in itself is anti-inflammatory and protein doesn't do a thing for your immune system, you know, unless you're in a desperate starvation state. So, yeah, it's focusing on the important things that you can do something about, I think is really important.

That just in itself is anti-inflammatory and protein doesn't do a thing for your immune system, you know, unless you're in a desperate starvation state. So, yeah, it's focusing on the important things that you can do something about, I think is really important.

That just in itself is anti-inflammatory and protein doesn't do a thing for your immune system, you know, unless you're in a desperate starvation state. So, yeah, it's focusing on the important things that you can do something about, I think is really important.

We're just about to publish a paper about what defines good gut health. And we used to think it was about diversity and just purely counting the number of different microbes. And that's what most gut tests do. But we now know that there are 100 microbes that are related both to the food you eat, so they change, and they're also related to your health outcomes.

We're just about to publish a paper about what defines good gut health. And we used to think it was about diversity and just purely counting the number of different microbes. And that's what most gut tests do. But we now know that there are 100 microbes that are related both to the food you eat, so they change, and they're also related to your health outcomes.

We're just about to publish a paper about what defines good gut health. And we used to think it was about diversity and just purely counting the number of different microbes. And that's what most gut tests do. But we now know that there are 100 microbes that are related both to the food you eat, so they change, and they're also related to your health outcomes.

And it turns out that about a third of them are new. They don't even have names. It just shows you how fast this field is moving. And what we've shown is that as you increase the number of good microbes, you squeeze out the bad ones. So I don't think we need a specific diet to get rid of the bad ones other than to crowd them out

And it turns out that about a third of them are new. They don't even have names. It just shows you how fast this field is moving. And what we've shown is that as you increase the number of good microbes, you squeeze out the bad ones. So I don't think we need a specific diet to get rid of the bad ones other than to crowd them out

And it turns out that about a third of them are new. They don't even have names. It just shows you how fast this field is moving. And what we've shown is that as you increase the number of good microbes, you squeeze out the bad ones. So I don't think we need a specific diet to get rid of the bad ones other than to crowd them out

by really feeding properly those good microbes with everything they need so that there's no spare nutrients left for the bad guys because they tend to feed off when there's spare sugars around when there aren't enough good guys, so they're not mopping it all up super efficiently.

by really feeding properly those good microbes with everything they need so that there's no spare nutrients left for the bad guys because they tend to feed off when there's spare sugars around when there aren't enough good guys, so they're not mopping it all up super efficiently.

by really feeding properly those good microbes with everything they need so that there's no spare nutrients left for the bad guys because they tend to feed off when there's spare sugars around when there aren't enough good guys, so they're not mopping it all up super efficiently.

And this allows space for the bad guys to grow, and they like sugars and spare fats and things like this the good guys can't deal with. So I think that's a really important concept. So whatever it takes to improve your good microbes, which again comes back crucially to this diversity. So

And this allows space for the bad guys to grow, and they like sugars and spare fats and things like this the good guys can't deal with. So I think that's a really important concept. So whatever it takes to improve your good microbes, which again comes back crucially to this diversity. So

And this allows space for the bad guys to grow, and they like sugars and spare fats and things like this the good guys can't deal with. So I think that's a really important concept. So whatever it takes to improve your good microbes, which again comes back crucially to this diversity. So