The Weight Loss Scientist: You've Been LIED To About Calories, Dieting & Losing Weight: Giles Yeo
- Feb 2, 2023
- 1:52:32
- Full Episode
Dr Giles Yeo is a Professor at the University of Cambridge, his research focuses on the genetics of obesity. He is the author of two books, “Gene Eating: The Story of Human Appetite” and “Why Calories Don't Count: How We Got the Science of Weight Loss Wrong”.
Topics: 0:00 Intro 02:43 Professional bio 06:36 Why did you decide to focus on food? 10:41 How has our perspective on food changed since you started? 19:18 Genes & the link between obesity 23:59 Our brain hates us losing weight 33:05 How to burn fat 44:40 Calorie counting 54:29 Is gluten bad for us? 59:52 Lactose intolerance 01:02:17 Genetic components 01:06:07 Veganism 01:16:36 Juice is bad! 01:19:25 Alkaline water is a scam! 01:22:34 The link between ageing & gaining weight 01:34:08 Does exercise help us lose weight? 01:37:06 Body positivity 01:44:05 The last guest question
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Brief Summary
Dr. Giles Yeo discusses obesity, weight management, and the importance of nutrition, emphasizing sustainable strategies over restrictive diets.
Key points
- Understanding Obesity. Dr. Giles discusses the complexities of obesity and the genetics behind it.
- Orthorexia Explained. Dr. Giles defines orthorexia and its implications on eating habits.
- The Role of Genetics in Eating. Discussing how genetics influences our relationship with food.
- The Obesity Crisis. More people are dying from overnutrition than undernutrition, a shocking global trend.
- Keto Diet Insights. The keto diet was originally designed for epilepsy, not weight loss.
- Understanding Caloric Availability. Caloric availability varies based on food preparation and digestion. 'Caloric availability is the amount of calories you can extract from food.'
Episode highlights
- Understanding ObesityDr. Giles discusses the complexities of obesity and the genetics behind it.“Calories are not accurate. What's the truth?”0:34Feb 2, 2023
- Orthorexia ExplainedDr. Giles defines orthorexia and its implications on eating habits.“Orthorexia is a type of eating disorder.”12:47Feb 2, 2023
- The Role of Genetics in EatingDiscussing how genetics influences our relationship with food.“There are more than a thousand genes for body weight.”21:23Feb 2, 2023
- The Obesity CrisisMore people are dying from overnutrition than undernutrition, a shocking global trend.“Can you believe it?”30:31Feb 2, 2023
- Keto Diet InsightsThe keto diet was originally designed for epilepsy, not weight loss.“Keto was designed for epilepsy.”39:58Feb 2, 2023
- Understanding Caloric AvailabilityCaloric availability varies based on food preparation and digestion. 'Caloric availability is the amount of calories you can extract from food.'“Caloric availability is the amount of calories you can extract from food.”47:15Feb 2, 2023
- Lactose Intolerance StatisticsA significant portion of adults are lactose intolerant. 'Lactose intolerance affects 65% of adults.'“Lactose intolerance affects 65% of adults.”1:00:01Feb 2, 2023
- Eating Less Meat for HealthA call to action for everyone to reduce meat consumption for health and environmental benefits.“We need to eat 10 to 20 percent less meat today.”1:12:00Feb 2, 2023
