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