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Jun 2021
1h 24m

The Truth About Calories with Dr Herman ...

Dr Rangan Chatterjee: GP & Author
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We’ve been told that the more we move, the more calories we will burn but today’s guest is here to explain why this way of thinking is wrong. Dr Herman Pontzer is an evolutionary biologist who researches how our deep past shaped the way our bodies work today.   Over the past 20 years, Herman has conducted ground-breaking research across a range of settings, ... Show More
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