Next time you look at the calories on the back of a packet or the nutritional breakdown of a recipe, remember that number doesn't tell you the whole story. It says nothing about the nutrients, the quality of the food, how satisfying it'll be, or even how many calories your body will actually absorb. To unpack it all, I'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't Count. We cover: 00:00 Why calorie counting doesn’t tell the full story 06:59 Where the calories on food labels come from 10:25 Do we absorb all the calories we eat? 15:25 Are all carbohydrates absorbed in the same way? 19:18 Why protein and fibre keep you fuller 31:31 Why is it so hard to keep weight off? 34:45 What to check instead of calories 40:23 Does calories in/calories out actually work? 44:25 How to reduce stress eating 48:07 Does intermittent fasting help with weight loss? 53:12 Should breakfast be your biggest meal? 55:30 Potatoes vs crisps 58:10 Whole fruit vs fruit juice 1:01:57 Nuts vs protein bars 1:07:19 Whole nuts and seeds vs nut butter 1:09:11 Are avocados too high in calories? 1:11:47 Whole fruit vs smoothies and juice As always, thanks for listening! Dr Rupy More from Professor Giles Yeo https://www.wolfson.cam.ac.uk/people/giles-yeo https://x.com/GilesYeo https://www.instagram.com/gilesyeo/?hl=en ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEARNING TO EAT WELL EVERY DAY 🥗 Download a FREE 7 day meal plan: https://tdk.link/mealplan_yt 🔥 Learn about Inflammation - FREE 4 part mini-series here: https://tdk.link/infl_series_yt 🥑 Heal yourself with food: https://tdk.link/heal_yt 🎤 Listen to experts on the podcast: https://tdk.link/pod_yt 👨🏽‍💻 Browse articles on the website: https://tdk.link/web_yt 📚 Check out my cookbooks: https://tdk.link/books_yt LET'S BE FRIENDS 📷 Instagram: https://tdk.link/tdk_insta_yt 📹 Subscribe: https://tdk.link/ytsubscribe 🙋🏽‍♂️ Facebook: https://tdk.link/tdk_fb_yt 🐦 Twitter: https://tdk.link/tdk_tw_yt 👔 LinkedIn: https://tdk.link/tdk_li_yt