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只要搞定體內的微生物，減肥原來不是難事！
「簡明、有趣的書，它使我們明白，透過更健康的飲食來平衡體內的微生物，會有什麼樣的益處。」-《柯克斯評論》
「《飲食迷思》真是棒極了！我現在深深迷戀著微生物。」- 美食節目主持人奈潔拉 (Nigella Lawson)
為何大部分的節食以失敗收場？為什麼有人吃了會胖，其他人吃了同樣的一餐卻可以瘦幾磅？儘管我們依照建議攝取食物，我們還是越來越胖的原因到底是什麼？
這些問題的答案比我們過去所相信的要更令人吃驚，健康與減重的關鍵並不在於最新流行的節食食譜，也不是”少吃、多動”這樣簡單的教條，而是在於我們體內的微生物群。
倫敦大學國王學院教授Tim Spector利用最新的科學與他個人的先驅研究，糾正了我們平常對脂肪、卡路里、維他命與營養素的錯誤觀念。唯有理解什麼樣的環境形成我們體內的微生物群，才能克服我們對現代營養學的迷思，獲得健康的胃腸道與身體。
Why do most diets fail? Why does one person eat a certain meal and gain weight, while another eating the same meal loses pounds? Why, despite all the advice about what to eat, are we all still getting fatter?
The answers are much more surprising - and fascinating - than we've been led to believe. The key to health and weight loss lies not in the latest fad diet, nor even in the simple mantra of 'eat less, exercise more', but in the microbes already inside us.
Drawing on the latest science and his own pioneering research, Professor Tim Spector demystifies the common misconceptions about fat, calories, vitamins and nutrients. Only by understanding what makes our own personal microbes tick can we overcome the confusion of modern nutrition, and achieve a healthy gut and a healthy body.