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 will always win if the die is weighted just a little bit one way versus the other.” On today’s Chasing Life, Professor Yeo, a pioneer in the field of obesity research, joins Dr. Sanjay Gupta to explain his ground-breaking research into why some people are genetically predisposed to eat more, and why it’s still so controversial to classify obesity as a “disease.” Plus, Professor Yeo shares how to treat and prevent obesity, a condition that impacts more than 40 percent of Americans, and counting.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
More Than Just a Hospital
What About Vaccinating Kids?
The Songs of Spring
What If the Vaccine Came to You?
Old Drugs, New Disease
Most Schools Closed in 1918. What Happened?
Pfizer's Moonshot
Play Ball!
Balancing Faith and Safety
What Went Wrong at the CDC
Inside the White House with Dr. Deborah Birx
The Debate Over Vaccine Mandates
Should I Stay or Go?
Jumping the Vaccine Line
How to Vaccinate the Entire World
An Update on Airborne Transmission
Reducing Loneliness by Lending a Hand
Me, Myself and BMI
The Perfect Storm
In Sickness and in Health
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Newscast
Consider This from NPR
What’s That Rash?
The Coronavirus Podcast
Coronavirus Central