Fast/Slow Metabolic Rate

Shropshire1959

Please read science based research an not the awful lot of pseudo-science articles on the web.

http://www.nhs.uk/livewell/loseweight/pages/how-can-i-speed-up-my-metabolism.aspx

What can I do to speed up my metabolism?

It is claimed that certain foods and drinks can boost your metabolism, including green tea, black coffee, spices and energy drinks. The evidence behind these claims is flimsy, the effect on your metabolism is marginal at best and each person will respond differently to each product.

While you don't have much control over the speed of your metabolism, you can control how many calories you burn through your level of physical activity. The more active you are, the more calories you burn. In fact, some people who are said to have a fast metabolism are probably just more active — and maybe more fidgety — than others.

Can certain medical conditions cause a slow metabolism?

Some diseases and conditions can slow a person’s metabolism, such as Cushing’s syndrome and hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid), but more often than not, people’s weight is a matter of consuming more calories than they burn. However, if you feel that you may have a problem that’s not responding to lifestyle changes, seek medical advice.

Shropshire1959

People are always looking for a magic bullet (and others are always prepared to sell them one!!!! <- Emperors new cloths!!).

Bottom line for MOST people YOU made YOU overweight and only YOU can reverse that situation with HARD WORK.... Eat less and Move More!!

yarwell

The science is indeed fairly harmonious on larger people using more energy, not less....

"This analysis confirms that habitual energy expenditure is substantially and progressively raised in obesity. It contradicts the claim, based on self-reported food intake, that obesity develops and is maintained in spite of very low levels of energy intake. "

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8641251

"The major finding of this study was that the TEE of our extremely obese subjects was very high and increased with increasing BMI from (mean ± SEE) 12.79 ± 0.5 MJ/d in the lowest BMI tertile [(mean ± SD), BMI, 40.8 ± 2.1kg/m2] to 16.61 ± 0.76 MJ/d in the highest BMI tertile (mean BMI, 61.2 ± 8.8 kg/m2)."

jn.nutrition.org/content/134/6/1412.full