Obesity professor explains 5 reasons why calories don't count and what to focus on instead | Professor Giles Yeo

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Next time you look at the calories on the back of a packet or the nutritional breakdown of a recipe, remember that number doesn't tell you the whole story. It says nothing about the nutrients, the quality of the food, how satisfying it'll be, or even how many calories your body will actually absorb. To unpack it all, I'm joined by Professor Giles Yeo , Professor of Molecular Neuroendocrinology at the University of Cambridge, MBE, and author of the brilliant book Why Calories Don't Count. We cover: 5 reasons calorie counting matters less than we think Why "low-cal" doesn't always mean healthy Why we don't absorb every calorie we eat Why the calories in nuts, avocados and seeds aren't the…