#214: Body Weight Is Not a Choice: The Genetics of Body Size with Dr. Giles Yeo
“Obesity becomes a disease when the fat in your body is too much that it begins to cause you health problems.” —Dr. Giles Yeo
In this engaging episode, I interview geneticist, Dr. Giles Yeo, about the complexity of body weight and how the size of our body is influenced by our genes. You’ll hear his take on what determines excess fat, whether it’s a disease and whether we are individually responsible for the size of our bodies. You definitely don’t want to miss this episode.
Some of the topics covered in today’s episode include:
Genetics of body size and weight
Is there such a thing as ideal body weight? Is body weight a choice?
Are people responsible for the size of their bodies? What about the size of their children’s bodies?
How do our genes influence our behavior around food
Improving health and metabolic markers with dietary changes without intentional weight loss
Thoughts on de novo lipogenesis in a high carb low-fat whole foods diet
Message to parents who are concerned about the size of their child’s body
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Dr. Giles Yeo
More about my honored guest:
Giles Yeo got his PhD in molecular genetics from the University of Cambridge in 1998, after which he joined the lab of Prof Sir Stephen O’Rahilly, working on the genetics of severe human obesity. Giles Yeo is now a programme leader at the MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit in Cambridge and his research currently focuses on the influence of genes on feeding behaviour & body-weight. In addition, he is a graduate tutor and fellow of Wolfson College, and Honorary President of the British Dietetic Association. Giles is also a broadcaster and author, presenting science documentaries for the BBC, and hosts a podcast called ‘Dr Giles Yeo Chews The Fat’. His first book ‘Gene Eating’ was published in December 2018, and his second book ‘Why Calories Don’t Count’ came out in June 2021. Giles was appointed an MBE in the Queen’s 2020 birthday honours for services to ‘Research, Communication and Engagement’. @gilesyeo
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