Key points from article :
Genetics, metabolic & gut microbes vary widely between people and affect their response to food.
Professor's book talks about some diet myths.
The number one myth is that there is "one true diet" that works for all.
Second myth is that food is simple and can be categorised purely in terms of its macronutrient composition.
Third myth is eating little and often – the idea that everybody should have around 5 or 6 small meals a day.
There's massive variation between individual nutritional responses.
Genetics explains less than a third of metabolic responses to food -most responses are "modifiable."
Timing of eating your meal, whether you exercise before and how much sleep you get affect response.
Increasing fibre intake while avoiding highly processed foods and chemicals can improve gut health & responses to food.
