Not exactly because there is such a thing as a ‘slow metabolism’ but it is rare, and usually it is not what's behind being obese — that's a result of interactions among genetics we have, diet, physical activity and other factors which we follow in our daily routine.
Basically metabolism is the process by which body our converts what we eat and drink into energy, even when we're at rest, our body needs energy for doing various functions such as breathing, circulating blood and repairing cells, etc. Number of calories our body uses for these basic functions which are necessary is known as our basal metabolism rate.
Factors affecting basal metabolism rate are:
If we’re concerned about slow metabolism and weight gain, we should definitely look for our doctor to talk about healthy changes we can make. Still after doing all these thing if then also we feel like we have slow metabolism, our doctor needs to seriously look up and check for rare conditions that can cause problems with metabolism and weight, commonly known as hypothyroidism and Cushing's syndrome.
Our basal metabolic rate (BMR) is actually the absolute minimum amount of energy we need just to exist. It basically constitutes the largest and prominent component of our total daily energy and just imagine it really represents around two-thirds of an average adult’s amount of energy requirements for basic chores.
Slow metabolism and weight gain. Myth or true?
Yes, it is true to a limited extent so it’s not completely a myth or a truth, because metabolism is somewhat related to weight as it directly affects the amount of energy our body needs at any given instant of point.
And please do remember that phenomenon of taking in more energy than we need, leads to storage of excess as fat and this fat is related to weight because it influences the amount of energy. This merry go round metabolism is not completely responsible in most of the cases but we just can’t ignore it as it may be able to proof to be major reason of gaining fat in some exceptional cases.
So let’s just try not to take any risk by being good to the natural mechanism and let our metabolism work properly and burn excess fat by simply following necessary daily routine.
Basically metabolism is the process by which body our converts what we eat and drink into energy, even when we're at rest, our body needs energy for doing various functions such as breathing, circulating blood and repairing cells, etc. Number of calories our body uses for these basic functions which are necessary is known as our basal metabolism rate.
Factors affecting basal metabolism rate are:
- body size and composition
- sex
- age
- Getting too little physical activity
- Eating too many calories
- Certain medications
- Genetics and family history
- Typical unhealthy habits, such getting enough sleep
If we’re concerned about slow metabolism and weight gain, we should definitely look for our doctor to talk about healthy changes we can make. Still after doing all these thing if then also we feel like we have slow metabolism, our doctor needs to seriously look up and check for rare conditions that can cause problems with metabolism and weight, commonly known as hypothyroidism and Cushing's syndrome.
Our basal metabolic rate (BMR) is actually the absolute minimum amount of energy we need just to exist. It basically constitutes the largest and prominent component of our total daily energy and just imagine it really represents around two-thirds of an average adult’s amount of energy requirements for basic chores.
Slow metabolism and weight gain. Myth or true?
Yes, it is true to a limited extent so it’s not completely a myth or a truth, because metabolism is somewhat related to weight as it directly affects the amount of energy our body needs at any given instant of point.
And please do remember that phenomenon of taking in more energy than we need, leads to storage of excess as fat and this fat is related to weight because it influences the amount of energy. This merry go round metabolism is not completely responsible in most of the cases but we just can’t ignore it as it may be able to proof to be major reason of gaining fat in some exceptional cases.
So let’s just try not to take any risk by being good to the natural mechanism and let our metabolism work properly and burn excess fat by simply following necessary daily routine.