Essentials: The Science of Eating for Health, Fat Loss & Lean Muscle | Dr. Layne Norton

0:00Welcome to Huberman Lab Essentials, where we revisit past episodes for the most potent and actionable science-based tools for mental health, physical health, and performance.

0:11I'm Andrew Huberman, and I'm a professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine.

0:17And now for my discussion with Dr.

0:19Lane Norton.

0:20Dr.

0:20Norton, thank you so much for being here.

0:22This is a long time coming, and I have to say, as a fellow PhD scientist, I feel a great kinship with you.

0:28I know you have tremendous experience in fitness and nutrition in a number of areas.

0:33I'd like to start with something that's rather basic and yet can be pretty complex.

0:38And that's this issue of energy balance and energy utilization.

0:42What happens when we eat food of any kind?

0:45And how is that actually converted into energy as a way of framing up the discussion around weight loss, weight maintenance, weight gain, and body composition?

0:54It's a great question.

0:56And like you said, this is one of those things where, you know, people use the term calories in, calories out, and they say, well, that's way too simplistic.