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Tip the Scales: Introduction to Body Weight

By: Dr Giles Yeo, Olly Mann
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  • Summary

  • Losing weight is one of the hardest things you can do and everyone seems to have a solution. There are new diets appearing all the time, new exercise routines, new technologies. So how do we know what to believe and why is it still so damn hard?

    Scientist Dr. Giles Yeo helps podcaster and columnist Olly Mann separate the fact from the fiction. Olly tries to figure out why he's still fat and what he can do about it. They look at the latest science: how genes can affect our weight, how our brains are telling our bodies to keep that fat, and why proteins make you feel fuller for longer. Along the way we'll also hear about Jane Fonda's role in the exercise boom of the 80s, 19th century fat-zapping corsets and when chewing was in vogue.

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  • Ep. 1: Off the Scale

    Ep. 1: Off the Scale
    Jan 25 2019

    In this episode Olly wants to find out exactly how overweight he is and whether he needs to lose weight for medical reasons. Olly has a full body scan and Dr. Sadaaf Farooqi explains why Body Mass Index is not always a reliable measurement and how being overweight can affect your health.

    Medical historian Louise Foxcroft takes us through how our idea of the ideal body weight has changed over time.
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    19 mins
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  • Ep. 2: Born This Way

    Ep. 2: Born This Way
    Jan 25 2019

    Giles and Olly ask why we are fat: is it because of what we eat, how much we exercise, or is it because of our genes? Italian podcast producer Jonathan Zenti tells us how he gained almost 30kg in one year and why he loves Jane Fonda workout videos.

    New York Times fitness columnist Gretchen Reynolds talks about the start of the exercise boom in the United States and obesity expert Dr. Sadaaf Farooqi explains how she found one of the first genes linked with obesity.
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    20 mins
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  • Ep. 3: Quick Fix Fad Diets

    Ep. 3: Quick Fix Fad Diets
    Jan 25 2019

    Olly and Giles explore the world of dieting: what’s the appeal of fad diets and what are the scientific kernels of truth in them? Chef Anthony Warner helps Giles separate the real science from the pseudoscience while cooking. Medical historian Louise Foxcroft tells us about some of the more extreme historical fad diets and Olly contemplates the dangers of quick fixes.
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    25 mins
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Excellent, very informative and enjoyable to listen to. I've been recommending this to friends and family aswell.

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I really enjoyed listening to this Audio Book, I took some useful information out of if that will help me in everyday life

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interesting

the whole idea of weight loss and control is extremely complex and interesting. essentially we are trying to cognitively trying to hack the brain to evolve within the world we live in.

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Loved this

Very informative! I love the fact that audible offers these mini series. I would love to read some further information following this book.

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Enjoyable

There were some very interesting points raised and the speakers were engaging and fun to listen to. Loved it!

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NOTHING NEW

performed quiet will but if you are on a plan to lose weight there is no such a new things inside the story and it's keeps continuing the things that everyone knows

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Worst podcast about weight loss

Lot of people are losing weight for good using fasting which is proven by science. Still this podcast is focusseed on cliches.This stupid guy who made this documentary should focus his time in reading some studies

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Alright.

It was a rather superficial discussion that was free to listen to. I learnt nothing but equally it cost me nothing.

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