What’s a metabolism?

Eating Well
Metabolism refers to your body’s ability to digest and utilize food energy (in calorie form) in order to maintain essential bodily functions like breathing and regulating heartbeats.
Just last week, I chided a friend about skipping meals in an attempt to lose a few pounds. ...
... “It slows down your metabolism, so you’ll just gain weight,” I reasoned. “How does it do that?” she wanted to know. “Well … it … okay, I don’t know. But it does!” I responded, rather sheepishly.
Anyone who has picked up a health or fitness magazine has read about the need to keep our metabolisms “revved up”...

Full Story: Taking the Mystery out of Metabolisms; By Vicki Santillano, on Divine Caroline




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