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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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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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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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- Fi
- 18-02-21
Really engaging and informative
Breaks down lots of myths and is a good balance between the scientific information, data and someone without much scientific knowledge being able to understand. Love Gile’s style - professional but funny/interesting. Made all the better by him reading it himself too.
Thank you. I genuinely think I will take on some of this knowledge in my day to day life.
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- Peter
- 10-12-22
Useful demolition of many dieting fads
This is one of the best books on foods and diets. Dr Yeo clearly knows his biochemistry and is therefore able to provide a scientific explanation of why many eating fads won't work. Unlike many other books of this type, the book is fun and easy to listen to.
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- Camarilla
- 15-03-21
Great read
recommended to anyone interested in their health and wellbeing. A very knowledgeable and interesting book full of facts
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- Nicholas Taylor
- 08-05-19
Fantastic book filled with great info
Loved it! Giles provided great scientifically backed information in a extremely understandable manner about all the topics the general population tend to care about debunking most of the myths you tend to hear in the health and wellness space
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- Daria
- 30-09-21
What a book!
Absolutely loved how Dr Yeo talks about genes, simply explains and has no judgment in his words or nonsense in recommendations! We simply need more authors like yourself, Giles!
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- Norm Goody
- 16-07-23
easy to digest!
Witty and informative, I love his audiobooks. He both educates in an easy to comprehend fashion and is funny to boot: the later quality makes it a joy to keep going, which few science writers have perfected as well as him.
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- Joys
- 23-07-19
Inspirationalal
I am so grateful to my son-in-law for buying me this book for my 68th birthday. As a slim’ish woman with decades of set opinions on my eating , I have now learned loads of new information which will affect how I eat in future. I will now listen to it a second time to make sure I’ve taken it all on board. Thank you Dr Yeo. Top man! Brilliant book and so interesting.
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- Alison Cook
- 15-01-19
A Good read but that depends what you were looking for.
I first saw Giles Yeo on the investigative telly programme on diet and eating. As well as being entertaining, an obesity geneticist he seems like a guy who is worth listening to. His Gut Health book was informative particularly for someone who has recently been diagnosed with Crohns and would like to be a bit better informed. So I was looking forward to a more in-depth book. You have got this here however be warned it isn’t a practical self help book. ( I should have read the blurb more closely) it’s more academic. It’s fascinating and knowing things like, some people actually ARE hungrier than others and what the fundamental flaws are in some diets are. All is worthwhile. ( I think I’ll try the Mediterranean diet and eat less red meat and smaller portion sizes, but that’s quite common sense) I do wish he would write a more practical book though maybe in conjunction with a dietitian. He’s got the credibility just need the ‘self help bit’. Personally I’d like, ‘Crohns what to eat when 5 a day is off the menu.’ But that’s just me!
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-01-19
Extremely Interesting
I found this audio book extremely interesting. Dr Yeo does well to explain the complexity of genes and biology to even the most average of Joe's like myself. His voice is great to listen to and as someone who has always been in and out of verious different diets I found the science behind why some work and some don't very interesting.
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- Natalie Stringfellow
- 16-09-21
great book
audiobooks are always better when the author reads them and this was both entertaining and informative with a good sprinkle of humour. going to read the book 'nudge' now on Giles's recommendation.
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