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Why Calories Don't Count: How We Got the Science of Weight Loss Wrong by Giles Yeo It's a good, and gentle, introduction to the biochemistry and thermodynamics
by dbcooper 3y ago
Why Calories Don't Count: How We Got the Science of Weight Loss Wrong by Giles Yeo
It's a good, and gentle, introduction to the biochemistry and thermodynamics of digestion, and the history of calorie estimates.
https://www.amazon.com/Why-Calories-Dont-Count-Science/dp/1643138278 https://www.amazon.com/Why-Calories-Dont-Count-Science/dp/16...
Adam Ragusea interviewed him on his YouTube channel.
https://youtu.be/C-H4KwoKaOc https://youtu.be/C-H4KwoKaOc
- virusuy 3y agoThere is another interview done by Steven Bartlett about the same topic with Giles where it goes and discuss various topics related to calories, diets, etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy_vcL1cpP8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy_vcL1cpP8
- invpix 3y agoI've had this suspicion for so long, thanks!
- derangedHorse 3y agoDid this change the way you behave around food or is it just something interesting to marginally inform eating decisions? I'm sure it's still an interesting book either way, but I'm looking for an actionable book regarding food at the moment and wanted to see if this could be it.
- dbcooper 3y agoI'm a professor of chemical engineering, and I read it because I wanted to see if it was a good introduction for my less biochemistry trained colleagues (I do some work on digestion physiology). It has some good advice on diet and macronutrients, especially on the less efficient metabolism of protein, that could make a significant difference in one's approach to weight loss dieting, but it is not a guide to dieting practice.