The Metabolic Truth: The Physiology Behind Weight Loss, Regain & GLP-1s
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Metabolism Unmasked explores the science behind how the human body responds to stress, starvation, dieting, weight loss, and weight regain.
Hosted by nutrition scientist and fitness professional Elena Leva, this podcast breaks down the physiology that often gets lost in conversations about body weight—from energy balance and metabolic adaptation to appetite hormones, muscle metabolism, chronic dieting, stress physiology, and the effects of modern weight-loss medications such as GLP-1s.
Why does the body adapt when calories are restricted? What happens physiologically during prolonged dieting or starvation? Why can weight return after weight loss? How do stress, sleep, hormones, muscle mass, and medications influence metabolism and appetite?
Metabolism Unmasked translates the research into understandable, evidence-based education so you can better understand what your body is actually doing beneath the scale.
No diet wars. No quick fixes. Just physiology, nutrition science, and a deeper look at the biology of weight.