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Gene Eating
- The Science of Obesity and the Truth About Diets
- Narrated by: Dr Giles Yeo
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
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Gene Eating
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Publisher's Summary
Cambridge geneticist Dr Giles Yeo has dedicated over 20 years to studying how genes influence our eating habits. Instead of looking at how we have become obese, Gene Eating tackles the question of why some people eat more than others.
The UK has the biggest waistlines in Western Europe and an enormous problem of other diet-related illnesses. Our modern lifestyle, coupled with the food environment, has made weight loss the biggest public health quest of today; more of us than ever before are desperately bingeing on unreliable promises made online, on food labels or by the recent proliferation of food 'gurus' who are hungry for a slice of the multimillion-pound diet industry.
Written with his accessible, good-humoured style, Gene Eating unravels this hugely complex answer and argues that understanding our genes and the biology of our food intake is essential if we are to effectively tackle the obesity epidemic and improve our health. This pioneering book is a ray of light in our murky 'post-truth' climate - a celebration of evidence-based science that everyone can digest.
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Critic Reviews
Gene Eating is one of the clearest attempts I have come across to explain complicated science. It is an entertaining read, full of lively anecdotes and self-deprecating humour... It is hard to imagine a more likeable guide than Yeo, or a more level-headed one. But if he sometimes makes us laugh in this wise, sensible book, his message is deadly serious. (Christina Patterson)
[An] engaging and accessible book. (Caroline Sanderson)
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- Fletcher
- 27-05-2019
This fact based epic should be read by all!
Sick of hearing about all the fads and wondering why “basic” eating or food for fuel isn’t cool anymore? I really enjoyed this book, the science behind it and the first hand experience the writer spoke of. A must read for anyone interested in genetics, health, biology and simplifying human eating.
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- Stefan Mackay
- 07-03-2021
Separating the chaff from the wheat...
Great book!
There is so much mis-information ‘out there’ regarding nutrition.
Yeo, clears up a lot of this and heads you down the right path.
Great humour throughout the book, makes this a must listen to.
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- Lisa
- 02-02-2021
Real science about diets
Dr Yeo explains obesity and diets using proper science and debunks all the fad diets out there. It’s nice to cut through all the bulls&%t and get the real facts. I enjoyed his sense of humor.
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- Loretta.
- 09-12-2021
Gene Eating by Dr Giles Yeo
Well it's good to no that those b.s. diets are just that b.s ..Now for exercise as I only eat 1 meal a day as I have Graves disease hyperthyroidism Rheumatoid arthritis..as as crushed spinal cord 3 levels of spinal damage Thank you Dr Giles Yeo.
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-06-2019
Not really Gene Eating
Look, I liked the book but I'll save you some money and a lot of time. There is no advice in here but lots of diet bashing to get to the final chapter and everything is distilled down to eat in moderation. Really! No Gene eating recommendations - no! This is a book dedicated to finding holes in Wheat Belly, issues with intermittent fasting, problems with low carb and the list goes on. Dr Giles is clearly a smart guy but this book is written on the back of finding holes with other diet books and beliefs. I was hanging out to hear something about eating a diet that is best for me based on my genes only to find out it doesn't exist.
Please don't waste your time and money there is nothing new to learn here unless you're new to this category.
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