Why Calories Don't Count: How we got the science of weight loss wrong

Calorie information is everywhere, but Dr. Giles Yeo argues that all calories are not created equal and that popular diets fail in the long term. He suggests that we should make different decisions about how we eat based on what our body needs.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 16 June 2022
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Calorie information is omnipresent, appearing on packaged food, restaurant menus, and online recipes. We treat these numbers as gospel, counting, cutting, intermittently consuming, and, according to some experts, magically making them disappear. We all know, and governments advise, that losing weight is simply a matter of burning more calories than we consume.

However, there's a crucial aspect that most people are unaware of. All the calorie counts you encounter today are inaccurate.

In Why Calories Don't Count, Dr. Giles Yeo, an obesity researcher at Cambridge University, challenges the conventional model and reveals that not all calories are created equal. He delves into the reasons why popular diets succeed, at least in the short term, and why they ultimately fail, as well as the role of your environment in determining your body weight.

Once you grasp the concept that calories don't count, you can start making different choices about your eating habits, learning what truly matters when it comes to counting nutrients. This book is practical, grounded in science, and filled with enlightening anecdotes, making it the most entertaining and informative dietary advice you'll ever come across.

Weight: 290g
Dimension: 128 x 196 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781398704329