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S5E4 // The Misunderstood Science of Metabolism (And Why It Matters) w/ Herman Pontzer, PhD
The Performance Nutrition Podcast
English - April 21, 2021 17:20 - 43 minutes - 79.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsEducation Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Dr. Marc Bubbs interviews Dr. Herman Pontzer, PhD, associate professor of evolutionary anthropology at Duke University and author of the new high-acclaimed book Burn to debunk the misunderstood science of metabolism in this FULL EPISODE of Season 5, Episode 4 of the Performance Nutrition Podcast.
Summary of the Episode
4:02 – Why Herman chose to write Burn
6:09 – His first experience with the Hadza tribe in Tanzania
8:35 – How far do the Hadza walk every day? (Why does it matter?)
10:44 – Does improving running economy impact caloric expenditure?
15:55 – Metabolic health conditions and the effect of exercise
19:10 – The role of the brain in appetite regulation
21:30 – Modern food environment, gene pool, and obesity
24:30 – Benefits of exercise on overall health
26:30 – What are the bounds of endurance performance?
29:20 – How many calories can you actually eat? (Get energy into the body)
33:45 – Evolutionary hangover: sticking with our ‘tribe’
35:30 – The cost of a calorie today vs. 100 years ago
36:40 – The effect of gut microbiota on calories you use and take up
38:45 – How the diet of hunter-gatherers change based on latitude
40:50 – Genetic changes in Inuit that do NOT favour ketogenic adaptations
43:20 – Evolution of research for Herman Pontzer’s team
*Listen to the full video interview in Season 5, Episode #4 of the Performance Nutrition Podcast on YouTube, at AthleteEvolution.org, or your favorite podcast platform.
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