Why Some Of Us Are Always More Hungry - Dr Giles Yeo, Ep 29

Dr Giles Yeo is an obesity geneticist, author and science presenter, who specialises in studying the control of bodyweight. He’s also very clued up on the supplements industry after participating in a TV investigation into it, so I made sure we addressed some of your viewer questions surrounding vitamin pills.

In this episode of HealthHackers, you’ll hear:
🔹the reason why some people will always be more attracted to food than others
🔹why your brain hates it when you lose weight
🔹a reason why eating less and moving more may not have worked for you
🔹why liposuction for weight-loss will increase your chances of dying, according to Giles
🔹what happened to Giles’ weight when he tried a plant-based vegan diet
🔹his surprising findings from an investigation into supplements
🔹which vitamins can be dangerous, and even increase risk of death
🔹how to be savvy about marketing messages on supplements
🔹plus, which supplements Giles believes could be considered useful for children, teenage girls, vegans or women trying to conceive

Thanks to London’s Royal Institution for having us to film this episode.

Get the show notes at healthhackers.uk.