Professorial Lecture: Professor Steve Stannard | Massey University
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Channel: Massey University - Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa · 2013 · Sports
Massey University's College of Health presents a professorial public lecture by leading Professor Steve Stannard, Head of School of Sport and Exercise at the College of Health on 18 November 2013. Professor Stannard is introduced by the Pro Vice-Chancellor of the College of Health Professor Paul McDonald. Professor Stannard speaks on "Cavemen, cornflakes, and sport science: understanding the 'thrifty gene'". You've got to eat breakfast to "kick start your metabolism", right? And that breakfast has to be a high carbohydrate meal to provide energy to get your through the day, especially if you're an athlete, right? With that in mind, how did our hunter-gatherer ancestors survive without Kellogg's and a fridge? Professor Stannard pulls together his experiences as a scientist and high performance athlete to discuss how we survive today - many of us in the midst of a diabetes epidemic.
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