The Science Behind Metabolism & Weight Loss with Kevin Hall, PhD

Wellness: Fact vs. Fiction

Danielle Belardo

Nutrition, Alternative Health, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2022

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Summary

TW: diet, weight

Join Dr. Danielle Belardo and her expert of the week, NIH nutrition and metabolism scientist Dr. Kevin Hall. In part one of this fascinating conversation, Kevin and Danielle cover a lot of ground, including Kevin’s brilliant metabolic award studies at the NIH, which are a frequent topic of conversation in the nutrition world. They discuss Kevin’s research in metabolism, energy expenditure, and weight loss and take a deep dive into his research on participants from the reality TV show, The Biggest Loser. Today's episode explores whether or not the myth is true that extreme exercise, like that depicted on the TV show, prevents the a fall in metabolic rate during weight loss, and the possible reasons why physical activity aids in weight maintenance.

Dr. Kevin Hall received his Ph.D. in Physics from McGill University and is now a tenured senior investigator at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) where he is the Section Chief of Integrative Physiology. His main research interests are the regulation of food intake, macronutrient metabolism, energy balance, and body weight. Dr. Hall is the recipient of many prestigious awards including the NIH Director’s Award, and his award-winning Body Weight Planner has been used by millions of people.

They discuss myths and misconceptions in regards to:

Metabolic adaptation and vigorous exercise
BMI and adipose (fat) tissue
Weight loss, weight gain, and weight maintenance

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by Podcast Nation.
0:07.5	I happen to be kind of a reality TV addict.
0:11.9	Oh my God, same.
0:13.9	So there's no shame admitting that here.
0:16.7	We love reality TV.
0:17.5	I think it's quelled a little bit in recent years.
0:20.2	But yeah, at the time, I just thought, you know, if there's ever a group of people who were going to be able to test this hypothesis that, you know, by doing enough exercise, you could prevent the fall and resting metabolic rate, this might be the group of people.
0:42.0	Yeah. This might be the group of people. Welcome to wellness, fact versus fiction.
0:44.9	I'm Dr. Danielle Ballardo, and I'm a cardiologist who loves evidence-based medicine and
0:49.2	nutrition science.
0:50.4	But as a millennial, I've watched endless wellness feds take over social media.
0:54.9	It's my mission to get to the bottom of things by bringing on the top expert physicians and scientists
0:59.6	to help us determine what is fact versus fiction when it comes to your health.
1:04.5	It's time to leave the pseudoscience behind and become empowered when it comes to our wellness.
1:17.1	Thank you. and become empowered when it comes to our wellness. Okay, guys, today you're going to hear part one of one of my most favorite podcast episodes ever.
1:22.3	Today we're interviewing one of my favorite scientists in the world of nutrition, Kevin Hall.
1:26.5	Dr. Kevin Hall received his
1:27.8	PhD in physics from McGill University and is senior investigator at the National Institute of Health,
1:33.4	where he's the section chief of Integrative Physiology. His main research interests are the
1:38.7	regulation of food intake, macronutrient metabolism, energy balance, and body weight. Dr. Hall's
1:43.9	developed mathematical models and computer simulations to help design energy balance, and body weight. Dr. Hall's developed mathematical models
1:45.3	and computer simulations to help design, predict, and interpret the results of clinical research
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