James V. Neel
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Proposed the 'thrifty gene hypothesis' to explain an evolutionary predisposition to obesity, which David Allison finds simplistic.
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197 - The science of obesity & how to improve nutritional epidemiology | David Allison, Ph.D
Peter Attia MD
Proposed the 'thrifty gene hypothesis' to explain an evolutionary predisposition to obesity, which David Allison finds simplistic.

#69 – Ronesh Sinha, M.D.: Insights from a patient population predisposed to metabolic syndrome
Peter Attia MD
The geneticist who, in the 1960s, proposed the 'thrifty gene hypothesis' as an explanation for insulin resistance.