The Surprising Science Behind Maintaining a Healthy Weight, with Giles Yeo

Our genes can make us more likely to gain weight, but the choices we make about what we eat and how active we are also matter. Our body sends signals to our brain to tell us when we're hungry or full, and these signals can be influenced by hormones in our body. It's important to pay attention to these signals and make choices that are good for our health. Regular exercise is important for staying healthy, but it might not be the best way to lose weight. By understanding how our body works and making good choices, we can stay healthy and feel good.

Giles Yeo is a scientist who studies how our bodies work when it comes to eating food. He has written two books that give advice on how to be healthy. In this episode, he talks about how our genes can affect how we eat and how our bodies work.

Links

• Professor Giles Yeo MBE
• Gene Eating: The Story of Human Appetite – Giles’ first book
• Why Calories Don't Count: How We Got the Science of Weight Loss Wrong – Giles’ second book
• Chicken korma, Eton mess and a genetic variant provide clues to our food choices
• Metabolic acceleration and the evolution of human brain size and life history