Season 5, episode 4
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.
SUMMARY OF 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
ABOUT HERMAN PONTZER, PhD:
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.
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