Dr Giles Yeo Chews the Fat
By Orion Publishing Ltd.
We tend to reduce food and health to bitesize nuggets of information, like calories or BMI. It’s understandable; numbers are easily digestible when we’re looking for answers or a quick fix. But the thing is, there’s a lot more to health – hey, there’s a lot more to life! – than the numbers you see on the back of a crisp packet or on the scales. Geneticist Dr Giles Yeo feels we need a bit more space to think about the relationship food has with our body, our mind, and even our soul!
Join Giles as he chews the fat with fellow foodies, scientists, and doctors. Across this series, he’ll be asking how our genes play a role in weight loss and gain, how our stomachs chat to our brains, and whether going on a run really means we can gorge on doughnuts when we get home...
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Latest episode
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The soul, with Tim Anderson
Why is it important that we feed our souls? And how do we square what we know about eating ‘healthily’ with our desire for food? Different foods will trigger the reward and pleasure centres of our brain to differing degrees; alongside chef Tim Anders… -
Food poverty, with Spike Mendelsohn
How does malnutrition – through over or under-eating – affect people's bodies, minds, and lives? Why should nations care about the nutrition their citizens are getting? Dr Giles Yeo is joined by restauranteur and food policy advocate Spike Mendels... -
Ultra-processed food, with Drs Chris and Xand Van Tulleken
What is it about ultra-processed foods that makes us both crave them and struggle to stop eating them once we’ve started? And how might our genes affect our desire for them? Presenters, doctors, and identical twins Chris and Xand Van Tulleken join Dr… -
The gut, with Lisa and Alana Macfarlane
What affect does your gut have on your physical and mental health? And how can your poo help you track the health of your gut? Once DJs travelling the world eating processed food and drinking alcohol, identical twins Lisa and Alana Macfarlane now thi… -
Exercise, with Alex Hutchinson
Why are people who are physically active better at regulating their appetite? And are fats or carbs a better fuel source when you’re exercising? Science journalist and former elite distance runner Alex Hutchinson joins Dr Giles Yeo to explore whether… -
Disease, with Dr Rupy Aujla
Why do people of different ethnicities have different susceptibilities to diseases like type 2 diabetes? And how are our fat cells affected by our genes? Dr Rupy Aujla is a doctor, author, and podcaster; he joins Dr Giles Yeo to talk about what moder… -
Genes, with Adam Rutherford
What role do our genes play in influencing what we like to eat? And what affect do genes have on body weight? Geneticist, author, and broadcaster Adam Rutherford joins Dr Giles Yeo to explain why how well your body handles certain nutrients is largel… -
The Brain, with Kimberley Wilson
How does what we eat affect our brain... and how does our brain affect what we eat? Kimberley Wilson is a chartered psychologist with a degree in nutrition. She was also a finalist in series four of The Great British Bake Off. Alongside geneticist Dr… -
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Join Dr Giles Yeo as he chews the fat with fellow foodies, scientists, and doctors.
