Metabolism is the process of taking in food and processing it into energy throughout the body. The faster a person’s metabolism is, the faster that person can lose weight. The slower his metabolism rate is, the slower his rate of weight loss will be. It seems that some people can eat just about anything and lose weight while others diet and get no significant results.

People who battle with quick weight gain and obesity question whether the speed of their metabolism is associated with genetics. In other words they would like to know if they can blame their parents.I was looking for more information and found it here.

The answer to this question is yes and no. People do tend to inherit tendencies for certain metabolic rates from their parents through genetics. However, genetics can not take credit for the entire process.

Rate of metabolism can also be affected by food a person eats, the amount of exercise a person performs, and how much stress in their life. So while one person might have a genetic tendency to have a slow metabolism, he could boost his rate by eating healthy and taking vitamins. He could also boost his metabolism to a higher rate by doing some good cardiovascular exercises.

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