What role do our genes play in influencing what we like to eat? And what affect do genes have on body weight? Geneticist, author, and broadcaster Adam Rutherford joins Dr Giles Yeo to explain why how well your body handles certain nutrients is largely due to where in the world your ancestors were living thousands of years ago. Plus, he helps Giles understand why he’s sometimes – but not always – lactose intolerant, and indeed why the majority of us can’t digest lactose as adults.   Why Calories Don’t Count: http://hyperurl.co/CaloriesDontCount   Dr Giles Yeo Chews The Fat is produced by Anouszka Tate for Orion Publishing Ltd. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Genes, with Adam Rutherford

We tend to reduce food and health to bitesize nuggets of information, like calories or BMI. It’s understandable; numbers are easily digestible when we’re looking for answers or a quick fix. But the thing is, there’s a lot more to health – hey, there’s a lot more to&nbsp;life!&nbsp;– than the numbers you see on the back of a crisp packet or on the scales. Geneticist Dr Giles Yeo feels we need a bit more space to think about the relationship food has with our body, our mind, and even our soul!&nbsp;
Join Giles as he chews the fat with fellow foodies, scientists, and doctors. Across this series, he’ll be asking how our genes play a role in weight loss and gain, how our stomachs chat to our brains, and whether going on a run really means we can gorge on doughnuts when we get home... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Why is it important that we feed our souls? And how do we square what we know about eating ‘healthily’ with our desire for food? Different foods will trigger the reward and pleasure centres of our brain to differing degrees; alongside chef Tim Anderson, Dr Giles Yeo explores what it is about certain foods that makes them so comforting.
Why Calories Don’t Count: http://hyperurl.co/CaloriesDontCount
Dr Giles Yeo Chews The Fat is produced by Anouszka Tate for Orion Publishing Ltd. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The soul, with Tim Anderson

How does malnutrition – through over or under-eating – affect people's bodies, minds, and lives? Why should nations care about the nutrition their citizens are getting? Dr Giles Yeo is joined by restauranteur and food policy advocate Spike Mendelsohn to discuss why eating less healthy food is often not a choice individuals can make for themselves.
Why Calories Don’t Count: http://hyperurl.co/CaloriesDontCount
Dr Giles Yeo Chews The Fat is produced by Anouszka Tate for Orion Publishing Ltd. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Food poverty, with Spike Mendelsohn

What is it about ultra-processed foods that makes us both crave them and struggle to stop eating them once we’ve started? And how might our genes affect our desire for them? Presenters, doctors, and identical twins Chris and Xand Van Tulleken join Dr Giles Yeo to explain what they’ve learnt about the effect UPFs can have on the body through their own personal experiments.   Why Calories Don’t Count: http://hyperurl.co/CaloriesDontCount   Dr Giles Yeo Chews The Fat is produced by Anouszka Tate for Orion Publishing Ltd.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ultra-processed food, with Drs Chris and Xand Van Tulleken

What affect does your gut have on your physical and mental health? And how can your poo help you track the health of your gut? Once DJs travelling the world eating processed food and drinking alcohol, identical twins Lisa and Alana Macfarlane now think about putting lovely, fibrous food in their bodies in order to promote good bacteria in their guts. They set up The Gut Stuff after discovering that despite sharing 100% of their DNA, they only share 30-40% of their gut microbiota. Together with Dr Giles Yeo, they explore why that proves that looking after your gut health needs to be a really personal endeavour.   Why Calories Don’t Count: http://hyperurl.co/CaloriesDontCount
The Gut Stuff: https://shop.thegutstuff.com/products/the-gut-stuff-book   Dr Giles Yeo Chews The Fat is produced by Anouszka Tate for Orion Publishing Ltd.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The gut, with Lisa and Alana Macfarlane

Why are people who are physically active better at regulating their appetite? And are fats or carbs a better fuel source when you’re exercising? Science journalist and former elite distance runner Alex Hutchinson joins Dr Giles Yeo to explore whether it’s possible to build muscle on a plant-based diet, and why it’s so much easier to consume calories than burn them. Giles also takes the opportunity to ask Alex why he ‘hit the wall’ during a cycling endurance race despite carb-loading the night before.
Why Calories Don’t Count: http://hyperurl.co/CaloriesDontCount   Dr Giles Yeo Chews The Fat is produced by Anouszka Tate for Orion Publishing Ltd. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Genes, with Adam Rutherford

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