Burn

Pontzer's findings have huge implications for our attitudes to exercise, diet and public health

Pontzer's findings have huge implications for our attitudes to exercise, diet and public health

Ground-breaking, fascinating, important . . . we were astounded

A fun, fast-paced, eye-opening, and innovative book that will revolutionize how you think about the energy that fuels your body and everything you do

Burn is science writing at its best... will reshape what you thought you knew about how our metabolisms work

Burn will make you question what you think you know about metabolism and your waistline

Herman Pontzer is one of the most gifted science writers of our time

Herman Pontzer is a professor of evolutionary anthropology and global health at Duke University. He is an internationally recognized researcher in human energetics and evolution. He is the author of Burn.