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Metabolism As We Age

There is without a doubt conventional wisdom about metabolism. It goes something like, “Most people gain weight each year no matter what because their metabolisms slow down, especially around middle age.”. We’ve also been told that women have slower metabolisms than men. Menopause only makes things worse, slowing women’s metabolisms even more.Turns out, none of […]

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What We’ve Been Told About Metabolism Is Wrong

A new study came out last week in Science magazine. These researchers have precisely measured life’s metabolic highs and lows, from birth to old age, and the findings will surprise you. The findings suggests that your metabolism (the rate at which you burn calories) actually peaks much earlier in life, and starts its inevitable decline later […]