Have you ever wondered if some people simply have a fast metabolism?

You know, the kind of people that always seem to be able to eat anything and still maintain a healthy weight?

Or do you think your metabolism has slowed as you age?

What about the effect of the menopause?

And have you ever wondered about whether intermittent fasting or certain

supplements are evidence-based ways to speed up your metabolism? If these are some of the

questions you have, this is the episode for you. Hi, I'm Dr. Rupi. I'm a medical doctor and nutritionist. And when I suffered a heart condition

years ago, I was able to reverse it with diet and lifestyle. This opened up my eyes to the world

of food as medicine to improve our health. On this podcast, I discuss ways in which you can use

nutrition and lifestyle to improve your own

well-being every day. I speak with expert guests and we lean into the science, but whilst making

it as practical and as easy as possible so you can take steps to change your life today.

Welcome to the Doctor's Kitchen podcast. If you've ever had questions about metabolism,

whether you can speed it up, slow it down, whether it changes, what even is metabolism,

these are all the questions that I put to Dr. Adam Collins today.

He's a researcher at University of Surrey where I completed my nutritional medicine

master's at.

He actually was one of my lecturers during the modules there.

And Dr. Collins in the field is a really well-known expert in metabolism and nutrition

science.

He's done a ton of research on

energy expenditure, intermittent fasting and how different diets may impact metabolism. So today,

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