· Gene Eating: The Science of Obesity and the Truth about Diets. By Dr Giles Yeo. Published by Seven Dials. ISBN , ISBN . · Exploring the history of our food, debunking marketing nonsense, detoxifying diet advice, and confronting the advocates of clean eating, Giles translates his pioneering research into an engaging, must-read study of the human appetite. In a post-truth world, Gene Eating cuts straight to the data-driven facts. Only by understanding the physiology of our bodies, their hormonal functions, and their caloric /5(). Giles Yeo, PhD, is a geneticist with over twenty years of experience dedicated to researching obesity and the brain control of food intake. He obtained his PhD from the University of Cambridge and assisted with the pioneering research that uncovered key pathways in how the brain controls food intake/5().
Gene Eating: The Story of Human Appetite. Gene Eating.: The Story of Human Appetite. Giles Yeo. Orion, - Health Fitness - pages. 1 Review. 'It is rare to find a book, written by a world-class scientist, that is both informative and entertaining. Giles not only delves into the science of obesity but, with honesty and great. Gene Eating: The Science of Obesity and the Truth about Diets by Dr Giles Yeo is published by Seven Dials (€) Most Watched. Play. Giles Yeo is at his best when exposing the pseudoscience that underpins the beliefs on which the most extreme diets rest. Or, when he is explaining the genetics behind appetite regulation, or the limitations of DNA-testing in predicting an individual's susceptibility to obesity.
Yeo, 45, is the scientific director of a group studying the effects of genetics on food intake and a pioneer in studies of the cause of obesity. He is, grinning at the prospect of lunch, a. Exploring the history of our food, debunking marketing nonsense, detoxifying diet advice, and confronting the advocates of clean eating, Giles translates his pioneering research into an engaging, must-read study of the human appetite. In a post-truth world, Gene Eating cuts straight to the data-driven facts. Only by understanding the physiology of our bodies, their hormonal functions, and their caloric needs can we overcome the mis- information of modern dieting trends, empower ourselves to. In this book, due to get published on the 27th of December , Dr Giles Yeo explores the biological basis of obesity. A geneticist at the University of Cambridge, he explains how our genes can affect both our eating habits and our metabolism, often resulting to obesity.
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