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Introduction
This is an “ask me anything” (AMA) episode, which means a world-class expert and past podcast guest comes on the podcast to answer questions submitted by you, our podcast listeners. This episode was originally published on Sigma Nutrition Premium. If you’re interested in subscribing to Sigma Nutrition Premium, then check all the details here.
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- Stephan’s previous appearances on the podcast:
- 429: Kevin Hall, PhD & Stephan Guyenet, PhD – Carbohydrate-Insulin Model vs. Energy Balance Model
- 307: Stephan Guyenet, PhD – Are Popular Nutrition & Health Books Trustworthy, Accurate & Health-Promoting?
- 166: Stephan Guyenet, PhD – The Neuroscience of Overeating & Regulation of Calorie Balance
- 68: Stephan Guyenet, PhD – Overeating, Fat Mass Regulation & Energy Homeostasis
- [04.27]If we surgically remove adipose tissue, do leptin levels suddenly drop? How would this impact hunger over time?
- [06.56]How does chronic energy restriction (or following a crash diet) affect long-term appetite regulation?
- [13.21]How do anorexia and pronounced obesity defy the rules of metabolic compensation?
- [24.12]Why do some SDRIs (serotonin–dopamine reuptake inhibitors) reduce hunger/appetite?
- [28.02]Can an algorithm really decipher someone’s “ideal weight?
- [33.08]Could the “brain microbiome” impact appetite regulation and/or obesity?
- [35.34]In our current environment, are the only efficacious interventions drugs and bariatric surgery?
- [46.01]What should we make of claims by Gary Taubes about insulinogenic foods?
- [52.37]Is there a maximum duration someone should spend in fat loss (or weight gain) phases?
- [53.43]Why do some people struggle to gain weight?
Expert in this Episode
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Stephan Guyenet spent 12 years in academia studying neurodegenerative disease and obesity neuroscience. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the Univeristy of Washington, studying the neuroscience of obesity and eating behavior. Previous to that he completed a PhD in neuroscience.
Danny Lennon has a master’s degree (MSc.) in Nutritional Sciences from University College Cork, and he is the founder of Sigma Nutrition.
Danny is currently a member of the Advisory Board of the Sports Nutrition Association, the global regulatory body responsible for the standardisation of best practice in the sports nutrition profession.
