The soul, with Tim Anderson

Dr Giles Yeo Chews the Fat by Alice Lloyd

Aug 10, 202127:51Science & Medicine

Why is it important that we feed our souls? And how do we square what we know about eating ‘healthily’ with our desire for food? Different foods will trigger the reward and pleasure centres of our brain to differing degr...

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