Tim Spector is one of the most-cited researchers in nutrition science globally. His work on the gut microbiome, twin studies, and personalised nutrition through ZOE has reframed how endurance athletes think about food — moving the conversation away from generic macros and toward individual metabolic response, fibre diversity, and the gut as a performance organ. For cyclists chasing the last 2-3% of body composition or trying to fix mid-ride GI distress, his work is the most credible starting point.
The major positions Spector is known for in cycling and endurance sport.
Every appearance by Tim Spector on The Roadman Cycling Podcast — 1 episode in total.
“people with poor gut health poor gut microbes a really poultry supply of these chemicals have twice the risk of nearly all the diseases of Western world”
“we have over 100,000 of these samples linked to health and linked to diet that no one else has of this depth and we've got a new score which we can tell healthy and non-healthy by the fraction of good bugs to bad bugs”
“ultrapress Foods increase your appetite and make you overeat so already we'd be reducing everything by 25% and if we told people then try and eat you know as I do eat 30 plants a week get diversity of plants on your plate eat less meat this kind of stuff you can tell people eat as much as they like and it's very hard for most people to get a beast because they'd get full”
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