Prof Tim Spector

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1,755 appearances 15 recordings 2 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 15 Sep

Prof Tim Spector’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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ZOE Science & Nutrition · Most replayed moment: How to build a better breakfast | Prof. Ben Gardner & Tim Spector · 15 Sep 2026 podcast

Very early, very small studies, but I think we need to give a different category to fermented foods. voice-verified

And marmite is actually a fermented food, and these always have some other benefit, and we have to look voice-verified

that balance very carefully. voice-verified

So I think having something that's really non-sweet is probably good for generally the palates and for setting your thresholds through the rest of the day as well. voice-verified

So I don't particularly like marmite myself, but uh I can see why some people do and it's probably a healthier option than most of the ones we're having for breakfast at the moment. voice-verified

Well, first work out what's your first meal of the day. voice-verified

The less hungry you are, the more you can actually think about it more logically and you're not driven by those those massive urges. voice-verified

I think we need to go for real foods that aren't highly processed. voice-verified

That's probably the first thing we should be looking for. voice-verified

So you're going for things that uh contain the n natural amounts of fats, they're not low fat, they don't have voice-verified

Additives don't have artificial sweeteners in them. voice-verified

And you should be avoiding these highly processed breakfast cereals that are low in fiber and just high in sugars. voice-verified

And Tim, when you talk about sugar voice-verified

Yeah, we sort what we call refined carbohydrates. voice-verified

These are highly processed foods, like your cornflakes or your, you know, rice krispies or your frosties, that they claim to have come from some amazing grain, but everything's been stripped away from it, so that what you're left is only the tiny middle bit, which is the starchy, sugary bit. voice-verified

All the goodness has been stripped away and it's been repurposed to voice-verified

again look like food again. voice-verified

So it's the fake foods you need to avoid and that's where we have a lot of our fake foods in this country is is that that first breakfast meal, particularly in children. voice-verified

So they're getting really the worst of the deal. voice-verified

And my toasts I found voice-verified

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