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The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

E218: The Weight Loss Scientist: You've Been LIED To About Calories, Dieting & Losing Weight: Giles Yeo

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

FlightStory

Society & Culture, Business, Education

4.6 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2023

⏱️ 112 minutes

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Summary

Have you tried every diet under the sun but can’t seem to budge the weight, or if you have lost the weight as soon as you stop the diet you put it all back on? What if weight loss had nothing to do with discipline and self control, but your brain was actually designed to want you to be fat? This is something that Cambridge University Professor Giles Yeo has been researching all through his career, how the brain controls our bodyweight. Dr Yeo examines how our genes have evolved over time to make us crave certain foods, and why people can have totally different relationships with food. After watching this conversation you won’t see food the same way again, as Dr Yeo exposes why calories shouldn’t be counted, why most diets are the same and unsustainable in the long term and how you can lose weight without losing your love of food. Topics: Professional bio Why did you decide to focus on food? How has our perspective on food changed since you started? Genes & the link between obesity Our brain hates us loosing weight How to burn fat Calorie counting Is gluten bad for us? Lactose intolerance Genetic components Veganism Juice is bad! Alkaline water is a scam! The link between ageing & gaining weight Does exercise help us loose weight? Body positivity 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 Watch the episodes on Youtube: https://g2ul0.app.link/3kxINCANKsb Follow: Instagram: https://bit.ly/3CXkF0d Twitter: https://bit.ly/3wBA6bA Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3z3CSYM Telegram: https://g2ul0.app.link/SBExclusiveCommun Sponsors: Bluejeans - https://g2ul0.app.link/NCgpGjVNKsb Huel - https://g2ul0.app.link/G4RjcdKNKsb Intel - https://intel.ly/3UIYxxT

Transcript

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0:00.0

Do we get fat to with age?

0:01.7

Yes.

0:02.7

Between 20 and 50 years old, the average person

0:06.8

will gain about 15 kilos and weight.

0:08.9

I don't want to be that guy.

0:10.0

What can I do?

0:11.6

OK.

0:12.2

So, Dr. Giles, yo, he's the world leading expert on fat

0:15.8

and how to burn it.

0:16.5

His book is called Why Calories Don't Count.

0:19.2

What you eat does matter.

0:20.8

Let's talk about how we fix the obesity,

0:23.0

how we burn fat, how we will get into a healthy weight.

0:27.6

Everyone's brain hates it when

0:29.7

they lose weight.

0:30.4

We're talking even a few pounds.

0:31.8

It goes, this is reducing my chance of survival.

0:34.4

The moments you stop the diet, the weight will come back on.

0:36.8

Calories are not accurate.

0:39.1

What's the truth?

0:40.1

The calorie tells you absolutely nothing.

0:42.7

Zero.

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