Think Your Metabolism Is Slow? Here’s What Affects How Many Calories You Burn Daily – ScienceAlert

It’s a common dieter’s lament: “Ugh, my metabolism is so slow, I’m never going to lose any weight.”
When people talk about a fast or slow metabolism, what they’re really getting at is how many calories their body burns as they go about their day. The idea is that someone with a slow metabolism just won’t use up the same amount of energy to do the same task as does someone with a fast metabolism.
But does the speed of metabolism really vary all that much from person to person? I’m a nutrition scholar…

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