Author/narrator Giles Yeo playfully examines the ubiquitous unit of energy and its implication for our society. Yeo explores the calorie, its history, and what happens/doesn’t happen when it enters your body. This narrative extends beyond the typical dos and don'ts of calorie intake to how socioeconomic factors, ideologies, and weaponization by diet cultures affect our food choices. Scientific data is explained in layman’s terms, and Yeo’s use of entertaining personal anecdotes and references to John Cougar Mellencamp’s “Jack and Diane” also keep the narrative relatable, as do his obvious passion for and delight in his subject. This is a listening experience you can count on for delicious-sounding recipes, along with pragmatic tips and other information to improve your food choices. M.F. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine
Calorie information is ubiquitous. On packaged food, restaurant menus, and online recipes, we see authoritative numbers that tell us the calorie count of what we're about to consume. And we treat these numbers as gospel: counting, cutting, intermittently consuming, and, if you believe some “experts” out there, magically making them disappear. We all know, and governments advise, that losing weight is just a matter of burning more calories than we consume. Here's the thing, however, that most people have no idea about: ALL of the calorie counts that you see everywhere today are WRONG. In Why Calories Don't Count, Dr. Giles Yeo, obesity researcher at Cambridge University, challenges the conventional model and demonstrates that all calories are not created equal. He addresses why popular diets succeed, at least in the short term, why they ultimately fail, and what your environment has to do with your bodyweight. Once you understand that calories don't count, you can begin to make different decisions about how you choose to eat, learning what you really need to be counting instead. Practical, science-based, and full of illuminating anecdotes, this is the most entertaining dietary advice you'll ever read.
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Why Calories Don't Count: How We Got the Science of Weight Loss Wrong
Calorie information is ubiquitous. On packaged food, restaurant menus, and online recipes, we see authoritative numbers that tell us the calorie count of what we're about to consume. And we treat these numbers as gospel: counting, cutting, intermittently consuming, and, if you believe some “experts” out there, magically making them disappear. We all know, and governments advise, that losing weight is just a matter of burning more calories than we consume. Here's the thing, however, that most people have no idea about: ALL of the calorie counts that you see everywhere today are WRONG. In Why Calories Don't Count, Dr. Giles Yeo, obesity researcher at Cambridge University, challenges the conventional model and demonstrates that all calories are not created equal. He addresses why popular diets succeed, at least in the short term, why they ultimately fail, and what your environment has to do with your bodyweight. Once you understand that calories don't count, you can begin to make different decisions about how you choose to eat, learning what you really need to be counting instead. Practical, science-based, and full of illuminating anecdotes, this is the most entertaining dietary advice you'll ever read.
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| BN ID: | 2940177175423 |
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| Publisher: | Dreamscape Media |
| Publication date: | 12/07/2021 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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