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The metabolism myth - Unexplainable

The metabolism myth - Unexplainable

Update: 2025-09-17
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Recent research — and one surprising season of The Biggest Loser — has scientists wondering whether some of the most basic things they know about metabolism are wrong.




Guest: Julia Belluz, author of Food Intelligence




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The metabolism myth - Unexplainable

The metabolism myth - Unexplainable