Tim Spector MD (Prof)

A new finding after stopping GLP-1 drugs in a large cohort with Type 2 diabetes: rapid erosion of CV benefit/protection New @bmj_latest by @zalaly @Biostayan bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/5/1/e0… See thread: x.com/zalaly/status/…

A strange mix! Exciting recognition of highly processed foods as dangerous and clear guidance to avoid sugars and artificial sweeteners in children and an end to demonising fat BUT a strange obsession with using meat and dairy as great sources of fat and protein that we need !

Very excited to share that Episode 1 of my new series What Not To Eat airs tonight at 8pm on @Channel4. Watch it and let me know what you think: channel4.com/programmes/wha…

Proud of the Zoe team that built this Amazing resources over 8 years and changed how we define gut health with 34 k metagenomes from citizen scientists. @Join_ZOE @cibiocm @KingsCollegeLon

What are the favorable and unfavorable gut microbiome organisms associated with health markers? And effect of dietary interventions? New report from 34,000 participants nature.com/articles/s4158…

Try this cure for the trainee doctor crisis - seems sensible ⁦@wesstreeting⁩ thetimes.com/article/d4534d…

David Cameron’s call for selective screening is backed up by many experts. High risk individuals should Have genetic screening . If Cameron had a family cancer syndrome because of his brother - a BRCA1 gene test would show his increased risk thetimes.com/life-style/hea…

Aging biomarkers for prediction of diseases, a systematic review @NatureAging of 39 biomarkers in >20,000 people. GrimAge2 best for healhspan prediction nature.com/articles/s4358…

Good news on packaging but Sadly they are not changing the contents that negatively affect children’s physical and mental health ! metro.co.uk/2025/11/03/mcd…

Longer walks linked with less mortality and cardiovascular risk compared with short bouts of physical activity @AnnalsofIM @uk_biobank acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/AN…

Cool study published in Nature today on how older dads can be problematic- we started this study over 10 years ago in ⁦@TwinsUKres⁩ @kingsmedicine⁩ ⁦@kerrin_small⁩ - sometimes it takes time to Ferment ! newscientist.com/article/249922…

If you want a good explanation of why wearing SPF creams in winter is rubbish advice - listen to @LizEarleMe youtu.be/OHhlRQy6XCc?si…

Maria lived to 117. Was it thanks to eating three yoghurts a day? You can find out in my new bestselling book Ferment ! amzn.eu/d/39tm1yp thetimes.com/article/04da31…

First lawsuit against UPF gets thrown out by US judge because of lack of specificity - we need better definitions- but let’s not give up share.google/4NpIHZOrGvi1ZU…

New YouTube video out today: What I Eat On Holiday youtube.com/watch?v=2EXLjL…

Support greater funding for brain cancer which is a fast rising problem and gets overlooked facebook.com/share/p/19xSse…

Buy gummies for kids at your peril ! nutraingredients.com/Article/2025/0…

@pdhsu Would love to introduce you to ZOE. We run the world's largest personalised nutrition study. The ZOE app features the only validated AI food scanner to instantly log meals and provides personalized scores and insights. Open to discussing with my co-founder and me?

I’ve started taking pictures of nearly every meal I eat to feed into a multimodal AI doctor that has context on my wearable, how I’m feeling, blood work, meds/supplements, genome variants interpreted with a reasoning model, etc It’s a very hacky prototype now but I’m surprised no one has built the definitive version of this yet. Clear network effects to be unlocked at scale, eg RCTs

What's the optimal number of steps of physical activity that is associated with multiple (9) favorable outcomes? The largest, systematic review of 57 studies, 35 cohorts. 7,000 steps is clinically meaningful; some benefit also seen for 4,000 steps cf 2,000 steps @TheLancet thelancet.com/journals/lanpu…

“It should be a matter of national shame that we now spend more on maternity litigation than the total cost of running maternity services.” theguardian.com/society/2025/j…