Name: Quema: Los Descubrimientos Revolucionarios Sobre El Metabolismo, El Peso Y La Salud (in Spanish)
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Author: Herman Pontzer
ISBN: 9786075573588

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Quema: Los Descubrimientos Revolucionarios Sobre El Metabolismo, El Peso Y La Salud (in Spanish)

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Physical Book

Author

Herman Pontzer

Publisher

Oceano

Year

2021

Language

Spanish

Pages

432

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9786075573588

ISBN13

9786075573588

Edited in

México

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Synopsis "Quema: Los Descubrimientos Revolucionarios Sobre El Metabolismo, El Peso Y La Salud (in Spanish)"

Energy is the currency of life; without it, we die. And yet we continue to misunderstand how our metabolism works, and therefore we develop diets, exercise programs and strategies that end up failing in our attempts to lose weight. Drawing on his fieldwork with the Hadza of Tanzania and his study of primate evolution, Herman Pontzer explains how our bodies developed a great capacity to store energy to protect against periods of scarcity and famine. This book dives into how diet and physical activity affect our weight, and how our modern sedentary, overeating lifestyles have had disastrous consequences for our health. You'll never think about food and exercise the same way again.

Herman Pontzer

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Herman Pontzer is a professor of Evolutionary Anthropology and Global Health at Duke University, specializing in human bioenergetics and evolution. He earned his PhD in Biological Anthropology at Harvard and has conducted field research with hunter-gatherer communities such as the Hadza in Tanzania. His work has been featured in media outlets like The New York Times, BBC, and Scientific American.

He is the author of the book Burn: The Revolutionary Discoveries About Metabolism, Weight, and Health (2021), where he presents his model of constrained daily energy expenditure, challenging the idea that more exercise equals more calories burned. In 2025, he published Adaptable: How Your Unique Body Really Works and Why Our Biology Unites Us, exploring how evolution influences our current health. His works combine evolutionary science and popularization, providing an innovative perspective on metabolism and health.

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Alejandro Ramallo Thursday, July 21, 2022
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Me parece un libro increíble para adentrarse en los conocimientos más recientes sobre metabolismo humano.
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Oscar Javiher Friday, September 02, 2022
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Venia buscando un libro serio, científico sobre el metabolismo, no dietas de moda ni experiencias de gordos que bajaron de peso, por fin lo encontré, recomendado. He aprendido mucho sobre como funciona el gasto energético en humanos.
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Anonymous User Thursday, May 07, 2026
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¡Hola! El libro, en cuanto a contenido, es lo que esperaba. Con relación a su estado físico estaba rozado en la doblez de la portada. Entiendo que es un riesgo que se corren. Gracias, de todos modos
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