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Tim Spector MD (Prof)

@timspector

PI of the ZOE PREDICT studies & the ZOE Health Study @Join_ZOE Researcher/Author on microbiome, nutrition & genomics. All views my own.

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Great to see the #UPF conversation continuing to build momentum with this podcast from The New York Times Alice Callahan reporting. Proud to say join_zoe is already investing in more research on UPFs open.spotify.com/episode/204CZS…

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Could a small glass of Spanish wine every night really be good for your heart ? Another study suggests so and will upset many public health experts thetimes.com/article/bcaff8…

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Im looking forward to tasting this EVOO in four years time - ideally they need temps between 10-30 deg C and Europe is getting too hot Could Essex olive oil be the bees knees? thetimes.com/article/7176bc…

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If Government serious about this crisis it will need to free up more medical staff so should scrap useless medical appraisal and validation system that wastes two days a year and is major cause of early retirement ⁦⁦Department of Health and Social Care⁩ bbc.com/news/articles/…

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Great to see our latest paper on the gut Microbiome published in Nature Microbiology looking at dietary patterns’ effects featured in articles such as this brilliant one in Stylist Magazine stylist.co.uk/fitness-health… read the original paper here nature.com/articles/s4156… cc: Nicola Segata

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This has been needed for a long time! Redefining obesity A new report of The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology commission that overrides current BMI categories and better defines features and pathophysiologic consequences of pre-clinical and clinical obesity thelancet.com/journals/landi… open-access (such as

This has been needed for a long time!
Redefining obesity
A new report of <a href="/TheLancetEndo/">The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology</a> commission that overrides current BMI categories and better defines features and pathophysiologic consequences of pre-clinical and clinical obesity
thelancet.com/journals/landi… open-access
(such as
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Anyone who travels in France or Spain knows how bad U.K. roads have become and a menace for cyclists and walkers. thetimes.com/article/2c0193…

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Odd that in the US and U.K. radon exposure is associated with a 10-15 percent increase in lung cancer but in Germany and Austria is believed to help arthritis and immune problems and part of spa therapy. In U.K. Radon-rich Dartmoor prison is shut but should be changed into a spa

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luckily UKHSA ( ex public health England) is way ahead of the US and started doing this in 2020. « Trump tells health agencies: Stop talking to the public » thetimes.com/article/d819d8…

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Safety checks on tap water are tougher than bottled water as this scandal shows Emmanuel Macron denies covering up mineral water health risks thetimes.com/article/2499ad…

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Who knew the « Sexome «  could be useful. ! But I imagine nearly impossible to prove in court theguardian.com/australia-news…

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Don’t these NHS trusts know we are in a health crisis? NHS hires diversity staff on double the salary of junior doctors thetimes.com/article/541f44…

Timothy Caulfield (@caulfieldtim) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ignore the "biological age" hype. Mostly "longevity" (read: Wellness Woo 2.0) marketing. How quickly are you ageing? What molecular ‘clocks’ can tell you about your health nature.com/articles/d4158… Scientists hype up "biological age" to "generate more interest and funding."

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Gut health study of world’s oldest person reveals a youthful set of gut microbes and presumably a healthy immune system independent.co.uk/news/science/w…

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Now, 8 cohort studies show UPF intake increases the risk of depressive symptoms. This one used an interesting trial emulation approach, applying inverse probability weighting to control for confounders, balancing them between exposed and unexposed groups. bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Now, 8 cohort studies show UPF intake increases the risk of depressive symptoms. This one used an interesting trial emulation approach, applying inverse probability weighting to control for confounders, balancing them between exposed and unexposed groups.
bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…
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Time to change our outdated nhs pharmacy system - In many countries you can get common non dangerous drugs direct without prescription so you never run out. It’s also much cheaper. Missed prescription medicines increase risks for A&E patients thetimes.com/article/00dee7…