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The Energy Balance Podcast

Ep. 108: Herman Pontzer’s Burn, Ted Naiman’s PE Diet, and Increasing Calorie Intake to Raise Metabolism (Q & A)

Jan 25, 2024
Herman Pontzer, an expert on energy expenditure, and Ted Naiman, a physician focused on nutrition, delve into fascinating insights on metabolism and diet. They discuss the drawbacks of relying heavily on exercise for weight loss and explore Pontzer's constrained model of energy expenditure. Naiman presents his protein to energy ratio diet, emphasizing the balance needed in protein intake. The duo also tackles how to raise metabolism by increasing caloric intake and highlights overlooked nutrients crucial for mitochondrial function.
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Quick takeaways

  • Excessive exercise may counterintuitively lower metabolic rate as the body adapts by reducing energy expenditure in other areas.
  • High-protein diets, like Ted Naiman's PE Diet, can be detrimental if not balanced with adequate carbohydrates and fats.

Deep dives

The Limitations of Excessive Exercise

Excessive exercise can lead to a decrease in metabolic rate over time, contrary to the common belief that increased physical activity results in a straightforward caloric deficit and subsequent weight loss. The podcast emphasizes Herman Ponser's constrained model of energy expenditure, which suggests the body adapts to increased exercise by reducing energy expenditure in other functions like digestion and reproductive health. Behavioral and metabolic compensations may occur, resulting in less overall daily movement and lower basal metabolic rates. This challenges the notion that more exercise always equates to greater weight loss, demonstrating the intricate relationship between energy intake, expenditure, and the body's adaptive responses.

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