Let's Talk About Metabolism

Let's Talk About Metabolism

From Let's Talk About Women by Franziska Weinmar

July 17, 2025 · 51 min · Episode 26

About this episode

This episode explores the connections between metabolism, cognition, mood, and health, particularly focusing on differences between women and men across their lifespan.

How are metabolism, cognition, mood, and overall health connected - and do these interactions differ between women and men across the lifespan? In this episode, Franziska talks to Prof. Manfred Hallschmid from the University of Tübingen, where he researches the links between brain function, metabolic processes, and sleep. Manfred explains how our brain and body communicate when it comes to food intake and mental well-being - and how these processes shift during major hormonal transition phases such as puberty, pregnancy, and menopause. What role do sex hormones play in these changes? In the outlook, Manfred shares the key questions he believes the field needs to tackle next and what’s the one thing he wishes more people understood about metabolism and well-being. The topic of metabolism has never been this fascinating - join us as Manfred connects the dots of food intake, hormones, and mental health across the lifespan. If you would like to get in touch with Manfred, you can find him here: https://www.medizin.uni-tuebingen.de/de/das-klinikum/mitarbeiter/profil/1965 ... or reach him at: manfred.hallschmid@uni-tuebingen.de Timestamps: 00:25: Introduction of our guest Manfred…

People in this episode

Host: Franziska Weinmar

Guest: Prof. Manfred Hallschmid

Topics covered

  • metabolism
  • cognition
  • mood
  • health
  • hormonal transitions
  • sex differences

Keywords

  • metabolism
  • cognition
  • mood
  • hormones
  • health
  • puberty
  • pregnancy
  • menopause

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Tübingen

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