{"id":2120941,"date":"2026-09-08T10:40:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T17:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/?p=2120941"},"modified":"2026-09-08T10:40:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T17:40:49","slug":"why-calories-dont-count-and-what-to-focus-on-instead-with-professor-giles-yeo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/2026\/09\/08\/why-calories-dont-count-and-what-to-focus-on-instead-with-professor-giles-yeo\/","title":{"rendered":"Why calories dont count and what to focus on instead with Professor Giles Yeo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Date: <b>2026-09-08 17:30:39<\/b><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"wrap_aoab973d\" class=\"aoa_wrap \">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"750\" height=\"440\"\r\n  \t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"width:750px;height:440px;\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IPPx26TbPv4?enablejsapi=1\"\r\n  \t\t\t\t\tframeborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n    <div id=\"aoab973d\" class=\"aoa_overlay \">\n        <div class=\"aoa_content\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\"><img style=\"margin:0 auto;max-height:400px;\" data-src=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n        <span id=\"close_aoab973d\" class=\"aoa_close\"><\/span>\n        <a id=\"close_btn_aoab973d\" class=\"aoa_close_btn\" onclick=\"setVisibility('aoab973d', 'none');\">&times;<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Next time you look at the calories on the back of a packet or the nutritional breakdown of a recipe, remember that number doesn&#8217;t tell you the whole story. <\/p>\n<p>It says nothing about the nutrients, the quality of the food, how satisfying it&#8217;ll be, or even how many calories your body will actually absorb.<\/p>\n<p>To unpack it all, I&#8217;m joined by Professor Giles Yeo, Professor of Molecular Neuroendocrinology at the University of Cambridge, MBE, and author of the brilliant book Why Calories Don&#8217;t Count.<\/p>\n<p>We cover:<br \/>\n00:00 Why calorie counting doesn\u2019t tell the full story<br \/>\n06:59 Where the calories on food labels come from<br \/>\n10:25 Do we absorb all the calories we eat?<br \/>\n15:25 Are all carbohydrates absorbed in the same way?<br \/>\n19:18 Why protein and fibre keep you fuller<br \/>\n31:31 Why is it so hard to keep weight off?<br \/>\n34:45 What to check instead of calories<br \/>\n40:23 Does calories in\/calories out actually work?<br \/>\n44:25 How to reduce stress eating<br \/>\n48:07 Does intermittent fasting help with weight loss?<br \/>\n53:12 Should breakfast be your biggest meal?<br \/>\n55:30 Potatoes vs crisps<br \/>\n58:10 Whole fruit vs fruit juice<br \/>\n1:01:57 Nuts vs protein bars<br \/>\n1:07:19 Whole nuts and seeds vs nut butter<br \/>\n1:09:11 Are avocados too high in calories?<br \/>\n1:11:47 Whole fruit vs smoothies and juice<\/p>\n<p>As always, thanks for listening!<\/p>\n<p>Dr Rupy <\/p>\n<p>More from Professor Giles Yeo<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.wolfson.cam.ac.uk\/people\/giles-yeo<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/x.com\/GilesYeo<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gilesyeo\/?hl=en<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nLEARNING TO EAT WELL EVERY DAY<br \/>\n\ud83e\udd57 Download a FREE 7 day meal plan: https:\/\/tdk.link\/mealplan_yt<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd25 Learn about Inflammation &#8211; FREE 4 part mini-series here: https:\/\/tdk.link\/infl_series_yt<br \/>\n\ud83e\udd51 Heal yourself with food:  https:\/\/tdk.link\/heal_yt<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfa4 Listen to experts on the podcast: https:\/\/tdk.link\/pod_yt<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83d\udcbb Browse articles on the website: https:\/\/tdk.link\/web_yt<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcda Check out my cookbooks: https:\/\/tdk.link\/books_yt<\/p>\n<p>LET&#8217;S BE FRIENDS<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcf7 Instagram: https:\/\/tdk.link\/tdk_insta_yt<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcf9 Subscribe: https:\/\/tdk.link\/ytsubscribe<br \/>\n\ud83d\ude4b\ud83c\udffd\u200d\u2642\ufe0f Facebook: https:\/\/tdk.link\/tdk_fb_yt<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc26 Twitter: https:\/\/tdk.link\/tdk_tw_yt<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc54 LinkedIn: https:\/\/tdk.link\/tdk_li_yt<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: 2026-09-08 17:30:39 Next time you look at the calories on the back of a packet or the nutritional breakdown of a recipe, remember that number doesn&#8217;t tell you the whole story. 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