Excuses, excuses.The cause of most weight problems is not "slow metabolism" per se, but rather inactivity inactivity Sedentary activity Internal medicine An absence of physical activity and/or exercise, a predictor of obesity. See Couch potato. Physical activity, Vigorous exercise . While small metabolic boosts from green tea and other simple diet changes may accumulate Accumulate Broker/analyst recommendation that could mean slightly different things depending on the broker/analyst. In general, it means to increase the number of shares of a particular security over the near term, but not to liquidate other parts of the portfolio to buy a security over time into long-term benefits, the ultimate key to weight control is to keep moving and build muscle. Exercise increases metabolism by increasing muscle mass, which burns significantly more calories than fat. Metabolism tends to slow over time, not because of some inherent aging process, but primarily because we become more sedentary sedentary /sed·en·tary/ (sed´en-tar?e) 1. sitting habitually; of inactive habits. 2. pertaining to a sitting posture. sedentary of inactive habits; pertaining to a fat, castrated or confined animal. and lose calorie-burning muscle. "The absolute best way for someone to change his or her total metabolic rate Noun 1. metabolic rate - rate of metabolism; the amount of energy expended in a give period basal metabolic rate, BMR - the rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state is by being more active," says Janet Walberg Rankin, Ph.D., professor of human nutrition, food, and exercise at Virginia Tech. (Environmental Nutrition) |
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