The real science of weight loss with the US’s leading nutritional scientist – podcast | Science

Kevin Hall spent 21 years in the United States National Institutes of Health and has become known worldwide for his pioneering work on ultra-transformed food. In April, he took an unexpected early retirement, citing censorship under the Trump administration.

Now he co-wrote a book with journalist Julia Belluz who aims to break myths and challenge the orthodoxy of well-being on everything, from weight loss and metabolism to supplements and portable devices. Hall tells Ian Sample what he wants us to understand the diet, exercise and weight loss, and what led to his departure with the work he loved