Gene Eating: The Story of Human Appetite
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Gene Eating: The Story of Human Appetite
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There are, of course, notable exceptions, where dietary exclusions are necessary for health reasons; for example, sufferers with diabetes should avoid sugar, sufferers with coeliac disease should follow a gluten-free diet, and people who allergic to certain foods should avoid these foods. Intolerance is, however, something different, and, Dr Yeo argues, does not necessarily require a complete avoidance of the foods we’re intolerant to. What he doesn’t do is actually tell you which diet is THE ONE. A fact he accepts you will find frustrating. I do and I don’t. While I would love to have someone tell me exactly what to eat more, or less of, to lose weight, I have taken in enough of what he’s written to know we all respond to different foods differently. There is no one way. The facts about calories and calorific availability is not a surprise having read his Gene Obesity book, though I suspect it may to be many rigid calorie counters. The rather complicated alternative method of adapting calorie values lost me. That’s certainly not something I will do, especially as I’ve never been a dedicated calorie count follower anyway.
My problem is I seriously love my food, so I have to have a strategy where I don’t overeat. It is difficult to overeat plant-based foods, because it is just so much bulkier than meat, meaning you have to eat a lot of plant-based food to match a steak”. Giles Yeo MBE is a British-American biologist. He is the professor of molecular neuroendocrinology at the Medical Research Council Metabolic Diseases Unit and scientific director of the Genomics/Transcriptomics Core at the University of Cambridge. [1] Early life and education [ edit ] PDF / EPUB File Name: Why_Calories_Dont_Count_-_Giles_Yeo.pdf, Why_Calories_Dont_Count_-_Giles_Yeo.epub More than just the content, Dr. Yeo has a super fun, playful writing style, always poking fun at idiosyncratic things he's noticed about British culture, his own eating experiences and challenges exercising, and about the curious evolution of the concept of calories. He definitely makes concepts like the ADP-to-ATP cycle digestible and fun, which is a hard thing to do! In an age of misinformation and pseudo-science, the world is getting fatter and the diet makers are getting richer. So how do we break this cycle that's killing us all?The chapter explaining the biochemical aspects of digestion is long and intricate, potentially overwhelming some readers who may struggle with its complexity.
That said, it is a very readable book, conversational tone and even well explained science. To my surprise, I even found myself enjoying his long winded digressions on some life anecdotes, which I usually hate. I barely had the time to read, I was most often sleep deprived when I did, but I breezed through it. Genetics discussion; Authors stance = 70% of our body comp comes from genetics. Looking at my Dad, myself, siblings, and my children, this seems pretty accurate to me.When I was at Cambridge Medical School Dr Yeo was the most memorable lecturer I had. So much so that he sort of positively influenced my decision to undertake my intercalated Masters in the subject of Genetics (teenagers are easily influenced), just so I might get a chance to see him again. I remember him once dropping into a squat on stage to illustrate taking a dump mid-scientific anecdote. I find this, coupled with my cycling [Yeo commutes nearly 50km a day on his bike], works for me to maintain my weight.”
Discover an approachable exploration of calories, nutrition, and weight control, firmly rooted in scientific principles. There are a couple of chapters where he dives deeper into the science of metabolism than most nutrition content. Unfortunately these sections were very hard to follow in the audiobook version (it's really hard to describe the Krebs Cycle or chemical formulae in words without a diagram). He makes frequent references to the accompanying pdf, but my copy from the library didn't include it, and anyway it somewhat defeats the purpose of an audiobook if I have to read along. And worst of all, none of that biological detail really had anything to do with the remainder of the book. This was a delight to read; the prose and content are family-friendly, which make the book highly accessible and fun. Dr Yeo sounds genuinely humble but also cheeky; I loved his sarcasm about all the fads, their inventors and promoters. I thought his insights on Processed food vs. unprocessed or less processed food was really good. Because there's a matter of it seeming obvious that some calories are "better" than others... but why? While we don't even have definitive answers here, it was fascinating to learn that your body basically works harder to break down the unprocessed foods, so you're burning more calories when you consume those vegetables, etc. It feels obvious when you say it but it makes so much sense. He mentioned a study that was done where they gave basically identical meals to two groups of people with the same calories, but one group had highly processed bread/cheese and the other didn't. The less processed group burned more calories overall. Written in the informal, jokey voice reminiscent of Mary Roach, this readable book digests (hurhur) the science behind nutrition in an easy to understand spiel, covering the biology of breaking down food into useable energy, and why caloric availability is not so straightforward as the 4/9/4 rule of thumb for carbs/fat/protein - because of the energy required for digestion.
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How about my cholesterol levels? Well, part of the drop could be explained by my weight loss, and part of it by the removal of saturated fat from my diet. But (and it is a big but) I would probably have seen the same effect had I switched to a pescetarian diet (fish are rich in unsaturated fats) such as a Mediterranian diet. Importantly, many people’s cholesterol levels, because of their genetics, are not actually influenced by their diet at all. For some people, dietary changes (particularly reducing saturated fats) would lower their cholesterol. For others, however – depending on their genes – medication would be the only route. Dr Giles Yeo has been the honorary president of the British Dietetic Association since 2019. In 2023, Dr Yeo became the Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of Neutrally Health, a UK-based metabolic health start-up. But you can make a better practical choice in those situations by considering how the body processes food. It takes a lot longer to digest food elements like protein and fibre, so you absorb less of those calories, so if you choose a chocolate bar that’s higher in nuts or dry fruits, that will make it a better chocolate bar. Dr. Giles Yeo’s extensive experience as an obesity scientist shines through in his precise and informative writing style, making complex scientific concepts accessible to a broader audience. In your book, you touch on how obesity isn’t solely genetic, and factors such as socioeconomic status play a key role in determining how those genes are expressed, and how much they matter.
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