Your metabolic rate is strongly influenced by your body composition. People with more muscle and less fat generally have a faster metabolic rate, while people with more fat and less muscle generally have a slower metabolic rate. Studies have shown that the body requires more energy to process a high-protein diet -- which means that as your body digests high-protein foods, your metabolic rate increases. Your metabolism and metabolic rate are determined by a number of factors. Genes play an extremely important role; theyre one reason why some people can remain thin no matter how much they eat, while others have a tougher time shedding pounds. Lifestyle -- particularly diet and exercise -- can also play an important role. No matter what sort of metabolism you were born with, or how well you have been maintaining it, its likely to slow down as you grow older. Some spicy foods can indeed raise your metabolic rate. In particular, hot peppers containing capsaicin are particularly stimulating to a metabolic process called thermogenesis, in which the body produces heat, thereby burning calories. But this effect is unlikely to be strong enough to help you lose weight. If that’s your goal, head to the gym -- not the spice rack. (webmd)
Posted on: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 16:44:21 +0000
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