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Can exercise actually "boost" your metabolism?

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Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter

• October 2022

Can you "boost" your metabolism by exercising more? Well, it's complicated. Diving deep into surprising truths about how the body conserves and expends energy in the form of calories, Dr. Jen Gunter reveals what your metabolism actually does, the role of exercise -- and other things weight loss culture doesn't want you to know. (For more on how your body works, tune in to her podcast, Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter, from the TED Audio Collective.)

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Can you "boost" your metabolism by exercising more? Well, it's complicated. Diving deep into surprising truths about how the body conserves and expends energy in the form of calories, Dr. Jen Gunter reveals what your metabolism actually does, the role of exercise -- and other things weight loss culture doesn't want you to know. (For more on how your body works, tune in to her podcast, Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter, from the TED Audio Collective.)

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OB/GYN, pain medicine physician

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Jen Gunter is on a mission to correct the misinformation and disinformation that infects online medical resources.

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Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter, a TED original podcast

Dr. Jen Gunter busts the lies you're told — and sold — about your health, debunking some of the stickiest myths out there while helping you to understand how your body really works.

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