Metabolic+Rate

toc = Definition: = The rate at which the body burns calories to produce energy. Gen Psych Chapter 9, pp. 293

= Examples: = When someone says they can eat whatever they want and stay skinny because they have a high metabolism, it just means that their body burns calories at a higher rate than most people.

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=In the News:= [|Boost Your Metabolism] Metabolism – the thing that most of us take for granted until we reach our 30’s, then we start noticing that the food we’re eating is lingering a little longer on our butts, hips and thighs. Gone are the days that you can eat whatever you want, whenever you want. Adding to the frustration is the fact that not all metabolism perform equally. Where one person can just look at food and gain weight anothercan eat whatever they want and not gain a pound?...

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