EAN: 9780141990170

BURN - HERMAN PONTZER KARTONIERT (TB)

'Pontzer's findings have huge implications for our attitudes to exercise  diet and public
health' Mark Webster  Sunday Times A myth-busting tour of the body's hidden foundations from a
pioneering evolutionary biologist 'Public health strategies stubbornly cling to the simplistic
armchair engineer's view of metabolism  hurting efforts to combat obesity  diabetes  heart
disease  cancer  and the other diseases that are most likely to kill us' Herman Pontzer's
ground-breaking research has revealed how  contrary to received wisdom  exercise does not
increase our metabolism. Instead  we burn calories within a very narrow range: nearly 3 000
calories per day  no matter our activity level. In this book  he draws on twenty years of
cutting-edge science to take a closer look at what happens to the energy we consume. Burn
explores the ways in which metabolism controls every aspect of our health - from fertility to
immune function - and reveals the truth about the dynamic system that sustains us. Filled with
facts and memorable anecdotes  this book will change the way you think about food  exercise and
what really matters for your health.

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