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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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- AvyC
- 28-06-19
Very informative
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to This audiobook, it's so refreshing to hear such common sense advice in a world of such conflicting opinions about obesity. I found the information delivered by Dr Yoe was put across in an easy to understand and very humorous way. Thank you so much for taking the time to write this book.
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- Kindle Customer
- 30-05-20
Entertaining
This is an interesting book endearingly read by the author. For someone who has read a lot on this subject, there is little to learn, however it is the informal, digestible storytelling style which makes this book fun to read.
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- "high_flyer_77"
- 19-07-23
Brilliant on many levels
A fascinating listen for anyone with an interest in the perpetuating myths, mad marketing, and intrigued about the facts behind the fiction. An incredibly engaging listen, narrated brilliantly by the author who makes such an information-heavy topic really easy to digest (pun intended). Recommend follow-up listens of anything by Tim Spector and Chris van Tulleken.
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