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The Weight Loss Scientist: You've Been LIED To About Calories, Dieting & Losing Weight: Giles Yeo

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 Giles: Twitter - https://bit.ly/3Y9IZF0 Instagram - https://bit.ly/3Rs5bIj Giles’ books: Why Calories Don’t Count - https://bit.ly/3XWPtaL Gene Eating - https://bit.ly/3Yc37X6 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://bit.ly/3Dpmgx5 Listen on: Apple podcast - https://apple.co/3TTvxDf Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3VX3yEw Follow: Instagram: https://bit.ly/3CXkF0d Twitter: https://bit.ly/3wBA6bA Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3z3CSYM Telegram: https://g2ul0.app.link/SBExclusiveCommunity Sponsors: Bluejeans - https://g2ul0.app.link/NCgpGjVNKsb Huel - https://g2ul0.app.link/G4RjcdKNKsb Intel -  https://intel.ly/3UIYxxT

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February 2, 2023
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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 Giles: Twitter - https://bit.ly/3Y9IZF0 Instagram - https://bit.ly/3Rs5bIj Giles’ books: Why Calories Don’t Count - https://bit.ly/3XWPtaL Gene Eating - https://bit.ly/3Yc37X6 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://bit.ly/3Dpmgx5 Listen on: Apple podcast - https://apple.co/3TTvxDf Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3VX3yEw Follow: Instagram: https://bit.ly/3CXkF0d Twitter: https://bit.ly/3wBA6bA Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3z3CSYM Telegram: https://g2ul0.app.link/SBExclusiveCommunity Sponsors: Bluejeans - https://g2ul0.app.link/NCgpGjVNKsb Huel - https://g2ul0.app.link/G4RjcdKNKsb Intel -  https://intel.ly/3UIYxxT

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, featuring Steven Bartlett and Dr Giles Yeo, The Weight Loss Scientist: You've Been LIED To About Calories, Dieting & Losing Weight: Giles Yeo explores why Your Brain Fights Weight Loss: Giles Yeo Exposes Diet Myths Geneticist and Cambridge professor Dr. Giles Yeo explains why body weight is far more biologically constrained than most diet culture admits, and why our brains aggressively defend our current weight. He argues that calories are a blunt, often misleading tool and that food quality, processing, fiber, and protein matter far more than raw calorie counts.

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