Metagenics Institute Podcast The Misunderstood Science of Metabolism with Herman Pontzer
Dr Herman Pontzer is an internationally recognised researcher in human energetics and evolution. He has conducted pathbreaking studies across a range of settings, including fieldwork with Hadza hunter-gatherers in Northern Tanzania, chimpanzee ecology in the rainforests of Uganda, and metabolic measurements of great apes in zoos and sanctuaries around the globe. He recently released the book, Burn: The Misunderstood Science of Metabolism, a fascinating must-read.
Nathan sat down with Herman and discussed major theories and research relating to metabolism, including the carbohydrate-insulin model of obesity, the role of the hypothalamus in energy expenditure and lesson learned from the Hadza tribe.
*Highlights *
- The metabolic revolution (3:30)
- The additive model (14:00)
- How your brain controls energy expenditure (19:00)
- We eat what we can get our hands on (30:00)
- Re-examining the carbohydrate insulin model (36:00)
- Exercise helps you maintain weight loss (41:00)
- Studying Hudza life (50:00)
Useful links and resources: e.g:
Follow Metagenics on Instagram - @metagenics_anz
The Hadza Fund - https://www.hadzafund.org/
Study by Hall and colleagues “Ultra-Processed Diets Cause Excess Calorie Intake
and Weight Gain: An Inpatient Randomized Controlled Trial of Ad Libitum Food Intake” - https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/pdf/S1550-4131(19)30248-7.pdf