Weight loss scientist: "Calories don't count"

The weight loss scientist: We've been LIED to about calories, dieting, and losing weight: Dr. Giles Yeo

(The Diary of a CEO) Feb. 2, 2023. Dr. Giles Yeo is a professor at Cambridge University in England, whose research focuses on the genetics of obesity. He is the author of two books, Gene Eating: The Story of Human Appetite Eating and Why Calories Don't Count: How We Got the Science of Weight Loss Wrong. See ALL episodes of The Diary of a CEO. Old commercial via Carmenhahn.

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 and 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
• 1:02:17 Genetic components
• 1:06:07 Veganism
• 1:16:36 Juicing is bad!
• 1:19:25 Alkaline water is a scam!
• 1:22:34 The link between ageing and gaining weight
• 1:34:08 Does exercise help us lose weight?
• 1:37:06 Body positivity
• 1:44:05 The last guest question

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