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Burn New Research Blows the Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories, Lose Weight, and Stay Healthy

Herman Pontzer PhD

One of the foremost researchers in human metabolism reveals surprising new science behind food and exercise. We burn 2,000 calories a day. And if we exercise and cut carbs, we'll lose more weight. Right? Wrong. In this paradigm-shifting book, Herman Pontzer reveals for the first time how human meta...

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The Ezra Klein Show

Ezra recommended Burn as a wellwritten, entertaining book that uncovers a striking discovery about the relationship between human energy expenditure and physical activity.

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The first one I want to recommend is Herman Pontzer's book, Burn. It's a really great book on several levels. First of all, it's really wellwritten, really entertaining. And second of all, as opposed...

— Episode: Our Brains Weren’t Designed for This Kin...

Episode: Our Brains Weren’t Designed for This Kind of Food

Ezra recommended Burn as a wellwritten, entertaining book that uncovers a striking discovery about the relationship between human energy expenditure and physical activity.

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The first one I want to recommend is Herman Pontzer's book, Burn. It's a really great book on several levels. First of all, it's really wellwritten, really entertaining. And second of all, as opposed to a lot of nutrition books ... this book actually does have an incredible discovery about the human body. And it relates to the relationship between our energy expenditure and our physical activity level.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

The host noted that Pontzer's earlier book was titled Burn and described it as a great, interesting work about how we consume calories.

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His previous book, which is great, is called Burn, Some Shocking Ways We Consume Calories. We talked about it and it was really interesting.

— Episode: Herman Pontzer (on evolutionary anthropo...

Episode: Herman Pontzer (on evolutionary anthropology)

The host noted that Pontzer's earlier book was titled Burn and described it as a great, interesting work about how we consume calories.

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His previous book, which is great, is called Burn, Some Shocking Ways We Consume Calories. We talked about it and it was really interesting.

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