Our genetics play a big role in how easy we find it to gain and lose weight. But it's possible to be a healthy weight despite your genes, an expert in the genetics of obesity said. His weight loss ...

A different way of tracking what you eat could be 10-15% more accurate than current calorie counts for weight loss, obesity expert Giles Yeo said.

(CNN) — When the American Medical Association voted to recognize obesity as a disease in 2013, the largest professional group of doctors paved the way for the condition to finally be taken seriously.

How much do our genetics determine our destiny when it comes to how much we weigh? Cambridge geneticist Giles Yeo says your genes play a bigger role than you might think. “In casino terms, the house ...

We live in an age of misinformation and pseudoscience, and that's just what worries Dr Giles Yeo, a geneticist at the University of Cambridge. Dr Yeo first came to our attention when he hosted a ...

Ever felt stuck in your weight loss journey? After following the same diet and workout regimen, you find it difficult to lose weight as you did earlier? Well, you are not alone. This happens to every ...

Giles Yeo is an alumnus of Wolfson College, and got his PhD in molecular genetics from the University of Cambridge in 1998, after which he joined the lab of Prof Sir Stephen O’Rahilly, working on the ...

Whether we like it or not, fat loss appears to be more of a focus than ever thanks to the rise in use of weight loss jabs. But putting aesthetics to one side, what are the health implications of ...

Diets and health fads are everywhere, but what actually works? At New Scientist Live next month, Geneticist Giles Yeo will take a close look at our obsession with calorie counting, examine regimes ...

"I never put on weight whatever I eat. Guess I just have a really fast metabolism." If you've ever heard this and rolled your eyes—or simply wondered what it actually means—you're not alone. Your body ...

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Editor’s note: Season 9 of the podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the intersection between body weight and health. We delve into a wide range of topics, including the science behind ...