How Your Body Turns Food Into Energy | Dr. Jared Rutter & Dr. Andrew Huberman

Dr. Jared Rutter and Dr. Andrew Huberman discuss what happens to the food we eat once it becomes glucose, and how cells reach a key decision point called pyruvate, where they either burn it for energy or use it as building material to make new cells. Dr. Jared Rutter, PhD, is a Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Utah and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, is a leading expert on mitochondria and metabolism. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/bv56Cuq-fyY?si=MU27T4psdnP8yMZ7 Show notes: https://go.hubermanlab.com/VOYGC3w *Timestamps* 00:00 Glucose, Glycolysis, & Pyruvate 02:15 Energy Or Biomass 04:41 Lumber Analogy 05:52 What PET Scans Reveal 06:41 How Cancer Cells Allocate #HubermanLab #Mitochondria #Metabolism #Energy Disclaimer & Disclosures: https://www.hubermanlab.com/disclaimer