ViVA Educational Webinars

VIVA Educational Webinars

#1 The truth about diets | #2 Why calories don’t count

25 April & 9 May, Fri | 8:00PM - 9:00PM (GMT+8 SG Time)*

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Medical professionals in Singapore may eligible for CME/CPE/CNE credits for attending this webinar.

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PRESENTATION SUMMARIES

The truth about diets by Dr Giles Yeo (25 April 2025)
What do you say when a patient comes to you and asks ‘what is the best diet to be on doctor?’ The answer, of course, is that is no one magical diet for all. I will discuss the simple principles behind why various diets work, and how we should be focusing on the nutritional density of food, as opposed to being obsessed by calories. Everything in moderation, including moderation!

Why calories don’t count by Dr Giles Yeo (9 May 2025)
A calorie is a calorie, so they say. It shouldn’t matter whether it comes from steak, a carrot or a doughnut. Except it does! Our body works harder to extract calories from some food compared to others, which is why calories don’t count. Remember, we eat food, not calories. We need to worry about the nutritional content of our food, and not the amount of calories.