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The Diet Myth by Tim Spector — WisdomDeck honest review
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The Diet Myth

by Tim Spector

Why diets fail: the microbiome differs person to person, and the fat-carb wars missed it. Spector's first popular book, with twin studies.

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  1. Your microbes shape your response.
  2. No universal diet.
  3. Feed diversity.

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Why diets fail.

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