Metabolism Slowing After 20 Is a Lie
Growing older might make you homesick for your youth, when you had the energy to achieve everything, maybe even conquer
New Research Blows the Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories, Stay Healthy, and Lose Weight, and a team of leading
As expected, Pontzer noted in Scientific American, "Metabolic rates increase with body size."
Thus, larger people burn more calories. But maybe the study's most intriguing part? Middle age doesn't lower metabolic rates.
The study indicated that metabolism rises during childhood, falls during adolescence, and reache
"Our metabolism's steadiness until middle age surprised us most. From 20 to 60, daily energy expenditures remain stable
No middle age slowing or menopausal alteration. The weight increase many adults experience is not due to a diminishing metabolism."