Book · 2021 · Health & Fitness
Why Calories Don't Count
How We Got the Science of Weight Loss Wrong
Why Calories Don't Count by Giles Yeo has been mentioned in 3 episodes across 2 podcasts (1 episode recommends it and 2 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Jay Shetty (1 episode) and Steven Bartlett (2 episodes) on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett (2 episodes) and On Purpose with Jay Shetty (1 episode).
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Everyone who's been listening or watching, go and grab the book, Why Calories Don't Count: How We Got the Science of Weight Loss Wrong.
Jay Shetty · On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Jul 2025 Listen at 1:19:15 What they say about it
- Discussing the book“this is the book that we're discussing today”2
The best things said about it
This is the book that we're discussing today.
Jay Shetty On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Jul 2025 After I read it in your book about us gaining more and more weight his we age.
Let's talk about how we fix the obesity how we burn fat how we all get into a healthy weight.
You've written these two fantastic books called Why Calories Don't Count and Gene Eating.
Body positivity yes sir that is one of the things you discuss in chapter nine of Why Calories Don't Count.
Why people recommend it
Why Calories Don't Count by Giles Yeo is a health and science book that reexamines the conventional wisdom surrounding dieting, weight loss, and how the human body actually processes energy from food. On The Diary Of A CEO, Steven Bartlett discussed the book extensively with the author, exploring complex topics such as how weight management shifts as people age and how the text addresses societal ideas surrounding body positivity. Bartlett praised the scientific insights within the work, using chapters of the book to guide conversations on fixing obesity, understanding fat burning, and achieving a healthy weight. Later, on On Purpose with Jay Shetty, Jay Shetty also welcomed Giles Yeo as a guest and explicitly recommended the book to his audience, encouraging all listeners and viewers to pick up a copy of the guide to better understand the true science of weight loss. Throughout these podcast episodes, hosts and experts utilized the book to dismantle common misconceptions about strict calorie counting, emphasizing that the specific type of food consumed matters deeply for overall metabolic health. The book serves as an educational resource for individuals seeking scientifically grounded advice to navigate weight management, diet culture, and sustainable lifestyle changes without falling victim to oversimplified nutritional myths.
Every mention
Jay Shetty everyone who's been listening or watching, go and grab the book, Why Calories Don't Count: How We Got the S… 1
“He's the author of gene eating and why calories don't count. This is the book that we're discussing today.”
“everyone who's been listening or watching, go and grab the book, Why Calories Don't Count: How We Got the Science of Weight Loss Wrong.”
Steven Bartlett after I read it in your book about us gaining more and more weight his we age 2
“after I read it in your book about us gaining more and more weight his we age”
“his book is called why calories don't count what you eat does matter let's talk about how we fix the Obesity how we burn fat how we all get into a healthy weight”
“and obviously as well you've written these two fantastic books called why calories don't count and Gene eating”
“body positivity yes sir that is one of the things you discuss in chapter nine of why calories don't count”
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“The book obviously says why calories don't count? Um, and every time I say that, people think I'm anti-physics”
“what is the way that you would suggest to do that the simple way you know not the like like in complicated go buy this guy's course and do three million sit-ups whatever the simple advice you would give someone that's hoping to create sort of sustainable weight loss okay so this something's like the last page of of the”