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CATEGORIES:SciSoc – Cambridge University Scientific Society
SUMMARY:Is Obesity a Choice? - Dr Giles Yeo\, MRC Metaboli
 c Diseases Unit\, University of Cambridge Metaboli
 c Research Labs\, Addenbrooke's Hospital\, Cambrid
 ge\, UK
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URL:http://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/132202
DESCRIPTION:It is clear that the cause of obesity is a result 
 of eating more than you burn.  It is physics. What
  is more complex to answer is why some people eat 
 more than others? Differences in our genetic make-
 up mean some of us are slightly more hungry all th
 e time and so eat more than others. In contrast to
  the prevailing view\, obesity is not a choice. Pe
 ople who are obese are not bad or lazy\; rather\, 
 they are fighting their biology. Dr Giles Yeo is a
  Principal Research Associate at the Metabolic Res
 earch Labs and Director of Genomics/Transcriptomic
 s at the MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit\, University 
 of Cambridge. He is also President of the British 
 Society for Neuroendocrinology. In addition to sci
 entific research\, Dr Yeo is very active in media 
 and communication. He presents science documentari
 es for the BBC\, including _‘Horizon’_ and _‘Trust
  Me I’m a Doctor’_. His first book _‘Gene Eating: 
 The Science of Obesity & the Truth About Diets’_ w
 as published in December 2018. In recognition of h
 is ability to communicate topical subjects in gene
 tics research to the public\, the Genetics Society
 \, in its centenary year\, has awarded Giles the 2
 019 JBS Haldane Lecture.
LOCATION:Pfizer Lecture Theatre\, Department of Chemistry\,
  Lensfield Road\, Cambridge
CONTACT:Krishna Amin
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