As people age, they feel like they're gaining weight from just breathing air.

There are metabolism slows down and there's not much they can do about it oftentimes.

And we thought, is there something we can do to turn things around to speed up the metabolism?

Well, hello there and welcome to the Exam Room Podcast brought to you by the Physicians Committee.

Hi, I am the Weight Loss Champion Chuck Carroll.

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And you heard it right there at the top.

The question is, what can be done to speed up metabolism as we grow older?

Well, a new study on this is making worldwide headlines, talking about vegan diets and metabolism and weight loss.

And the author of this study is here, the lead researcher is a matter of fact, she is here to discuss these ground breaking results.

And I'll tell you, this study was such a big deal here at the Physicians Committee that the morning that it came out,

the entire staff received an email from Dr. Neil Barnard.

And it was his assessment that really sums everything up.

He wrote, and I quote, that the diet really is great for weight loss.

And now we know why.

And he took it a step further and he said, we can also see why it is so effective for tackling diabetes.

And we're going to get into all of that today when I speak with Dr. Hana Kaliova.

She is here to discuss her major study that was just published in JAMA.

And it is the deepest dive yet on plant-based diets and weight loss.

Now, some phrases that you will hear during the show.

The thermic effect of food and after-neil calorie burn.

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