Metabolism and Its Relationship with Weight Gain

Metabolism:
- is a physical and chemical process occurring naturally in the body to sustain life.
- is the rate at which your body is capable of using energy as well as burning your calories.
- functions the same way in every individual.

However, every person has vary rate at which the nutrients are metabolizes. Two aspects of metabolism to help you in fully understanding its connection with weight gain:

1. Factors affecting metabolism

• Height - Taller individuals are most likely to have faster metabolic rates than shorter individuals.
• Body composition - Individuals with more muscles and more body weight have the tendency to have higher metabolic rates than those with thinner built.
• Activity - Engaging in exercise activities will promote an increase in metabolism. The more you move, the better it is for your metabolism.
  
• Genetics - Due to a certain degree of change in the hormonal balance, there are people who are simply born with a body that is capable of burning more calories.
• Age - Those above 40 will notice a decrease in their metabolic rate by 5% every ten years.
• Gender - It is observed that women have lower metabolism compared to men.

However, there are a number of factors affecting the metabolism process in your body.

2. Metabolic rate
Basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the given rate at which the body is able to burn the calories while it is at rest.

BMR is approximately equal to Current Weight X 10

Example, you will have an approximately BMR of 1,300 if your weight is 130 pounds. In other words, your metabolism can exhaust about 1,300 calories per day and taking more than 1,300 calories a day would result to weight gain. High metabolic rate provides the ability to burn more calories. Therefore, regular exercise is needed to speeds up metabolism to make it a good way of impeding weight gain. Otherwise, the excess calories would be converted into fats resulting to an increase in body weight.

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