Dr. Tim Spector

And the data around drinking milk for women – There's no evidence it helps their bone health now. That was a myth probably propagated by the industry. It doesn't help fractures, although I used to tell my patients it did because that was the common belief. Excess of it will give you a bit too much saturated fat.

Now, the evidence for things like cheese eating and yogurt, which are dairy products, is actually more beneficial. So the science does support they are useful and that maybe just they're good carriers of microbes that are helping our inner gut. But there are probably limits to it. I mean, I probably have too much cheese myself. I'm a bit of an addict. And that does contain saturated fat.

Now, the evidence for things like cheese eating and yogurt, which are dairy products, is actually more beneficial. So the science does support they are useful and that maybe just they're good carriers of microbes that are helping our inner gut. But there are probably limits to it. I mean, I probably have too much cheese myself. I'm a bit of an addict. And that does contain saturated fat.

Now, the evidence for things like cheese eating and yogurt, which are dairy products, is actually more beneficial. So the science does support they are useful and that maybe just they're good carriers of microbes that are helping our inner gut. But there are probably limits to it. I mean, I probably have too much cheese myself. I'm a bit of an addict. And that does contain saturated fat.

So, you know, you have to place some balance there. But, yeah, so that's it. Fermented dairy, fine. Non-fermented, take it or leave it. And if you don't like it or your lactose intolerant like most of the world is, yeah, don't eat cow's breast milk. Sometimes we forget where it comes from, but yeah, it is kind of weird that we do that. It's pretty terrible for the planet as well.

So, you know, you have to place some balance there. But, yeah, so that's it. Fermented dairy, fine. Non-fermented, take it or leave it. And if you don't like it or your lactose intolerant like most of the world is, yeah, don't eat cow's breast milk. Sometimes we forget where it comes from, but yeah, it is kind of weird that we do that. It's pretty terrible for the planet as well.

So, you know, you have to place some balance there. But, yeah, so that's it. Fermented dairy, fine. Non-fermented, take it or leave it. And if you don't like it or your lactose intolerant like most of the world is, yeah, don't eat cow's breast milk. Sometimes we forget where it comes from, but yeah, it is kind of weird that we do that. It's pretty terrible for the planet as well.

Yeah, it is dropping in most countries, actually, and there's a generational change as well. So I think it does depend on a lot of this is driven by young people rather than older people giving up necessarily. The evidence, I mean, certainly for gut health, Alcohol is generally bad for gut health. We did some studies on this. There are a couple of exceptions.

Yeah, it is dropping in most countries, actually, and there's a generational change as well. So I think it does depend on a lot of this is driven by young people rather than older people giving up necessarily. The evidence, I mean, certainly for gut health, Alcohol is generally bad for gut health. We did some studies on this. There are a couple of exceptions.

Yeah, it is dropping in most countries, actually, and there's a generational change as well. So I think it does depend on a lot of this is driven by young people rather than older people giving up necessarily. The evidence, I mean, certainly for gut health, Alcohol is generally bad for gut health. We did some studies on this. There are a couple of exceptions.

We did find that drinking one to two glasses of red wine had a beneficial effect on your gut health, whereas drinking white wine or spirits or beer did not. There's probably a sweet spot where just drinking a little bit of it is a bit like drinking concentrated grape skins. And we know that they have very high levels of polyphenols.

We did find that drinking one to two glasses of red wine had a beneficial effect on your gut health, whereas drinking white wine or spirits or beer did not. There's probably a sweet spot where just drinking a little bit of it is a bit like drinking concentrated grape skins. And we know that they have very high levels of polyphenols.

We did find that drinking one to two glasses of red wine had a beneficial effect on your gut health, whereas drinking white wine or spirits or beer did not. There's probably a sweet spot where just drinking a little bit of it is a bit like drinking concentrated grape skins. And we know that they have very high levels of polyphenols.

And it's even more than grape juice because the fermenting process actually increases the number of these helpful defense chemicals. I've been criticized for actually telling people to drink. If they want alcohol, go for something that is healthier for your gut.

And it's even more than grape juice because the fermenting process actually increases the number of these helpful defense chemicals. I've been criticized for actually telling people to drink. If they want alcohol, go for something that is healthier for your gut.

And it's even more than grape juice because the fermenting process actually increases the number of these helpful defense chemicals. I've been criticized for actually telling people to drink. If they want alcohol, go for something that is healthier for your gut.

And that might explain the so-called French paradox of red wine drinkers having less heart disease, which does seem to be fairly consistent in the literature. So overall, it's bad for your health. But if you're interested in heart health and you feel you have, you know, you...

And that might explain the so-called French paradox of red wine drinkers having less heart disease, which does seem to be fairly consistent in the literature. So overall, it's bad for your health. But if you're interested in heart health and you feel you have, you know, you...

And that might explain the so-called French paradox of red wine drinkers having less heart disease, which does seem to be fairly consistent in the literature. So overall, it's bad for your health. But if you're interested in heart health and you feel you have, you know, you...

you like a drink or it's the social norm where you are in order to get you out socially that's also important then red wine is the thing to go for and if you can't get that artisan cider So apple cider, it's fermented. If it's the real stuff rather than fake ones, we'll have the apple peel on it. And when that's fermented, that's another healthy source. So, yeah, but you're right.