Professor Tim Spector is an epidemiologist and co-founder of gut health science company ZOE. He is the author of bestselling books including Spoon-Fed, Food for Life, and Ferment, as well as dedicated cookbooks The Food for Life Cookbook and Good Mood Food, and hosted the hit Channel 4 documentary What Not to Eat.
Tim is Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at King’s College London, where he founded TwinsUK, the UK’s largest adult twin registry, in 1992. His decades of research into genetics, nutrition, and the gut microbiome have helped shed light on why different people respond differently to the same foods. With more than 900 scientific papers to his name and an OBE for his contributions to medical research during the Covid-19 pandemic, Tim has become a leading voice in the conversation around what we eat and why it matters. His approach to healthy eating champions variety, gut-friendly ingredients, and the pleasures of good food, translating complex nutritional science into practical advice and recipes for everyday cooking.
