Giles Yeo is a geneticist with over 20 years' experience dedicated to researching obesity and the brain control of food intake. He obtained his PhD from the University of Cambridge and assisted the pioneering research that uncovered key pathways in how the brain controls food intake. His current research focuses on understanding how these pathways differ from person to person, and the influence of genetics in our relationship with food and eating habits. He is based at the MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, where he is Principal Research Associate, and is a fellow and graduate tutor at Wolfson College. Giles also moonlights as science presenter for the BBC.He lives in Cambridge with his family.
Gene Eating, by Dr Giles Yeo, is a very enjoyable read by someone
who knows what they are writing about. It is rare to find a book,
written by a world class scientist that is both informative and
entertaining. Giles not only delves into the science of obesity
but, with honesty and great precision, skewers many of the more
foolish fad diets out there.
*Michael Mosley*
This is an excellent and engaging book, but also an important one.
It is about time that a serious, respected academic provided a
voice of reason, speaking out against fad diets and the very real
harms that they can do.
*Anthony Warner, author of THE ANGRY CHEF*
Gene Eating is just a fantastic book exactly as you'd expect - but
more so. Mainly it's very funny, packed with science and trivia and
genuinely helpful weightloss and nutrition info.
*Dr Chris van Tulleken*
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.
*SUNDAY TIMES*
[An] engaging and accessible book.
*SUNDAY EXPRESS S MAGAZINE*
Giles makes so much sense, and cuts through the confusion about
diet and health with refreshing directness. His excellent book Gene
Eating busts myths and homes in on what you really need to know.
It's been a genuine help to me and I'm sure it will be to everyone
who reads it.
*Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall*
Dr Yeo is a leading scientist in the field of obesity and one of
our best science communicators. Everyone worried about their weight
ought to read this book to digest its message about the importance
of genetics.
*Robert Plomin, author of Blueprint: How DNA Makes Us Who We
Are*
A hard-to-fault book written in a way that entertains as well as it
informs... Yeo's study of human appetite is packed with insights
and revelations, incorporating up-to-date scientific thinking...
It's an anti-diet diet book you can trust.
*DAILY EXPRESS*
Presents the facts we need to change our relationship with food to
a healthier one in an engaging and easily digestible way.
*WOMAN'S WEEKLY*
Dr Yeo combines hard science with brilliant storytelling in a way
that delivers a new perspective on diet culture and makes you
reconsider your own beliefs around food.
*WOMEN'S HEALTH*
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