The balance between the calories you expend going hunting and gathering and the calories you gain to bring back to eat. If it's more than you consume, you go extinct. So there's a very clear evolutionary advantage to saving energy,. particularly because we were never a short of our next meal.
What are the top myths in the health and fitness industry? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore pseudoscience, “quick fix” fads like Ozempic, and how to navigate wellness with exercise scientist, Dr. Nick Tiller.
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