A ZOE nutritionist has made a startling revelation about his breakfast habits, admitting he axed one morning staple after realising it was a "terrible way to start the day". Gut health guru Tim Spector confessed that his former breakfast of muesli with low-fat milk, accompanied by orange juice and tea, led to an energy crash. The esteemed doctor experienced a significant slump around 11am, which prompted him to overhaul his diet.
After starting to do work with ZOE, Tim discovered his breakfast was giving him a "massive sugar spike". It led him to switching up his morning routine to help get through the day. In a candid chat on Steven Bartlett's Diary of a CEO podcast, Tim Spector disclosed: "As a doctor I should know better and yet I have changed two of my meals completely.
So I've gone from having muesli with low-fat milk and an orange juice and a cup of tea because when I started doing these tests with ZOE, I found that gave me a massive sugar spike - it was a terrible way to start the day and I got these dips around 11 o'clock - to a high full-fat yoghurt, nuts, seeds, a few berries." He further explained his new routine: "I never have orange juice, that's a really unhealthy drink for anybody, and I have lots of black coffee, which I now know is good for me. So that's totally different.
" ZOE's research suggests that frequent large blood sugar spikes following meals may increase the risk of various diseases, including heart disease. It also indicates that individuals who ex.