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Unexplainable

The metabolism myth

Unexplainable · Sep 17, 2025 · 30:06

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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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