Metabolism

Harvard professor of human evolutionary biology and author of the new book, Exercised, Daniel Lieberman explains how we evolved to be physically active, but we never evolved to do physical activity… Audio

Evolutionary anthropologist Herman Pontzer busts misconceptions about metabolism, including the idea that it slows down as we age, in the new book Burn. Audio

Researchers from the University of Waikato talk about Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) – a condition in which athletes don't take in the right amount of calories to do the exercise they are… Audio

A new study from the University of Warwick has concluded that lifestyle changes to manage weight loss are effective in reducing obesity regardless of age. Lead author Dr Thomas Barber of Warwick… Audio

We're told from a young age that eating too much food is nothing but bad for you. However, a new study by researchers out of the University of Bath has found that the human body is set up rather well… Audio

Dr. Katherine Black joins the show to discuss the latest in coffee research, including the finding that women who get a caffeine fix two or three times a day have less body fat than those who drink… Audio

Professor Nicholas Wareham is a British epidemiologist from the University of Cambridge who researches obesity, diabetes, and other metabolic disorders. Audio

Dr Michael Mosley doesn't just talk the talk, he walks the walk. When the BBC host and champion of intermittent fasting started seeing new research about the benefits of an 800 calorie a day diet, he… Audio

Rachel Batterham played a key role in identifying that gut hormones play a large role in feelings of hunger and food intake - and researching how that information might be used in the fight against… Audio