https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/tags/zoehealth/Recent content in zoehealth on Gloucestershire DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usSun, 14 Jun 2026 03:18:00 +0000https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/prof-tim-spectors-supermarket-rule-to-lower-diabetes-risk/Sun, 14 Jun 2026 03:18:00 +0000https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/prof-tim-spectors-supermarket-rule-to-lower-diabetes-risk/Professor Tim Spector, epidemiologist and founder of Zoe Health, has shared a straightforward shopping tip that could help reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes and even offer protection against cancer. His advice? Swap common iceberg lettuce for more vibrant, bitter-tasting leafy greens that are rich in polyphenols. Polyphenols are plant-based compounds renowned for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, which play a key role in supporting gut health. Unlike iceberg lettuce—one of the most popular lettuces in the US but nutritionally lacking—these colourful greens act as “rocket fuel” for beneficial gut microbes, encouraging their growth and diversity.