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Burn
This episode unpacks the surprising science of human metabolism, revealing how our bodies manage energy with an ancient, constrained budget that reshapes our understanding of health, diet, and exercise.
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“This episode unpacks the surprising science of human metabolism, revealing how our bodies manage energy with an ancient, constrained budget that reshapes our understanding of health, diet, and exercise.”
— Herman Pontzer, Burn
Metabolism, Evolutionary Biology, Health Science, Energy Expenditure
If you've ever felt frustrated by how your body responds to diet and exercise, this will feel familiar a clearer, more nuanced understanding of your own biology.
Herman Pontzer, an evolutionary anthropologist, brings a unique perspective to human metabolism, drawing on extensive fieldwork with hunter-gatherer communities to reveal the deep evolutionary roots of our energy expenditure.