Giles Yeo

Giles Yeo

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 genetics of severe human obesity. Giles Yeo is now a Professor of Molecular Neuroendocrinology and programme leader at the MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit in Cambridge and his research currently focuses on the influence of genes on feeding behaviour & body-weight. In addition, he is a fellow of Wolfson College and Honorary President of the British Dietetic Association. Giles is also a broadcaster and author, presenting science documentaries for the BBC, and hosts a podcast called ‘Dr Giles Yeo Chews The Fat’. His first book ‘Gene Eating’ was published in December 2018, and his second book ‘Why Calories Don’t Count’ came out in June 2021. Giles was appointed an MBE in the Queen’s 2020 birthday honours for services to ‘Research, Communication and Engagement’. He won the Society for Endocrinology Medal in 2022.

  • Title: Giles Yeo
  • Popularity: 2.379
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1973-05-01
  • Place of Birth: London
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Giles Yeo Movies

  • 2017
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    10 Things You Need to Know About the Future

    10 Things You Need to Know About the Future

    6.8 2017 HD

    Horizon interviews some experts and looks at the matters which can change our lives in the future, like: climate change, the future of transport,...

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  • 2016
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    WHY ARE WE GETTING SO FAT?

    WHY ARE WE GETTING SO FAT?

    1 2016 HD

    A Cambridge geneticist dispels misconceptions about living with obesity and explores why the epidemic continues to expand across the UK and America.

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  • 2018
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    Las vitaminas a juicio

    Las vitaminas a juicio

    6 2018 HD

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  • 1964
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    Horizon

    Horizon

    7.4 1964 HD

    Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.

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  • 2019
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    Why Do I Put on Weight?

    Why Do I Put on Weight?

    7 2019 HD

    Geneticist Giles Yeo and his team assess five overweight volunteers, before putting them on personalised diets tailored to their bodies and brains.

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