Peak Human - Unbiased Nutrition Info for Optimum Health, Fitness & Living
Stephan J. Guyenet, Ph.D. is an obesity researcher a...
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Sep 12 2023 1h 26m
Chapter 1 13 mins
Our brains determine our food intake and regulate our energy expenditure, in a way that works best in our ancestral environment, but not in our modern environmentChapter 2 10 mins
We consume calories for many reasons, hunger being just one of them. Likewise, satiety is just one of many reasons we stop eatingChapter 3 15 mins
As a rule of thumb, eat a diet of omnivorous whole foods that are lower in calorie densityChapter 4 8 mins
Fiber is not an essential nutrientChapter 5 6 mins
Nutrient-to-energy is important to health, but once you have adequate intake, there’s not much benefit in taking in moreChapter 6 10 mins
Most people in the US are more susceptible to obesity than others. Whether or not they actually become obese comes down to the environment they chooseChapter 7 11 mins
Blood pressure, on a genetic level, doesn’t typically change as one gets older