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Tip the Scales: Introduction to Body Weight

Written by: Dr Giles Yeo, Olly Mann
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Losing weight is one of the hardest things you can do and everyone seems to have a solution. There are new diets appearing all the time, new exercise routines, new technologies. So how do we know what to believe and why is it still so damn hard?

Scientist Dr. Giles Yeo helps podcaster and columnist Olly Mann separate the fact from the fiction. Olly tries to figure out why he's still fat and what he can do about it. They look at the latest science: how genes can affect our weight, how our brains are telling our bodies to keep that fat, and why proteins make you feel fuller for longer. Along the way we'll also hear about Jane Fonda's role in the exercise boom of the 80s, 19th century fat-zapping corsets and when chewing was in vogue.

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Episodes
  • Ep. 1: Off the Scale

    Ep. 1: Off the Scale
    Jan 25 2019

    In this episode Olly wants to find out exactly how overweight he is and whether he needs to lose weight for medical reasons. Olly has a full body scan and Dr. Sadaaf Farooqi explains why Body Mass Index is not always a reliable measurement and how being overweight can affect your health.

    Medical historian Louise Foxcroft takes us through how our idea of the ideal body weight has changed over time.
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    19 mins
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  • Ep. 2: Born This Way

    Ep. 2: Born This Way
    Jan 25 2019

    Giles and Olly ask why we are fat: is it because of what we eat, how much we exercise, or is it because of our genes? Italian podcast producer Jonathan Zenti tells us how he gained almost 30kg in one year and why he loves Jane Fonda workout videos.

    New York Times fitness columnist Gretchen Reynolds talks about the start of the exercise boom in the United States and obesity expert Dr. Sadaaf Farooqi explains how she found one of the first genes linked with obesity.
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  • Ep. 3: Quick Fix Fad Diets

    Ep. 3: Quick Fix Fad Diets
    Jan 25 2019

    Olly and Giles explore the world of dieting: what’s the appeal of fad diets and what are the scientific kernels of truth in them? Chef Anthony Warner helps Giles separate the real science from the pseudoscience while cooking. Medical historian Louise Foxcroft tells us about some of the more extreme historical fad diets and Olly contemplates the dangers of quick fixes.
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it is still a good listen to reinforce ideas. easy to follow and an interesting listen.

Nice intro, but nothing I didn't already know.

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Some good info makes you really think about things. i enjoyed it.i would recommend it

great

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Several points of view with some scientific studies and interesting new information, though conclusions were ambiguous.

Upbeat discussion

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Please make more episodes on these topics!
I related in some way to each and every episode

Listened to the whole thing in one day

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it helped me understand the essence of weight loss and different bodies. Resourceful and clever!

love it!

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Perfect time of year to revisit these healthy podcasts. Enjoyed the last one on maintenance. Good advice and unlocked something in my brain to move forward.

Great Simple Dvice

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I was always in command of my weight... Until menopause. Then something changed over about 15 years. This was invaluable feedback.

Helpful indeed...

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good starting point for someone sharing to know the whys of weight loss. enjoyed the interaction of hosts

great podcast

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As I’m listening to your podcast I discovered that I know all of this. I’ve just completed a year long metabolic clinic which for the most part discusses these exact issues and tries to reframe your thinking of food and to deal with mental issues through your lifetime and their effect on wt gain. Your podcasts mirror those courses and how I now need to deal with my own thoughts and day to day life. It really is common sense that is hard to put into practice! Bravo. Love how real you make these issues!

Common sense that isn’t

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This serie is absolutely useless and very biased. Saying that what you eat doesn't matter for your weight is nonesense. Not all foods are created equal, it brushes off an ancestral approach to nutrition, and it doesn't really give any insight on how to lose weight for people who don't have time to cook real food.
Weight management is very specific to each individual. The extra kilos put on after menopause are very different from the ones put one by a man under 45 like the person who presents this serie.
If the topic of weight management and nutrition is of interest for you, you're better off listening to the habit formation and behavior serie or work with a health coach.
don't waste any time listening to this

Don't waste your time

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