Herman Pontzer, PhD is an associate professor of evolutionary anthropology at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, lead author of a study titled “Daily energy expenditure through the human life course” published in Science and author of Burn: New Research Blows The Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories, Lose Weight, and Stay Healthy.
People have been blaming a faulty metabolism for their extra pounds for as long as there’s been a battle of…