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 same as the calories in a ultra-processed foods, even when the numbers match
Is fruit juice really healthy?
3 strategies to maintain a healthy weight
I hope this changes the way you think about calories and gives you a few practical ideas you can start using straight away. If you know someone who's always checking the calorie label before anything else, send this episode their way.
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