How To Boost Your Metabolism & Lose Weight Faster
the body, and to weight gain. When the body receives a calorie which, as we know, is merely a label for energy it must do something with that energy. In other words, putting all other nutrients and minerals aside, if a plum delivers 100 calories to the body, it has to accept those 100 calories. The same goes for 500 calories from a (small) tub of ice cream: those 500 calories have to be dealt with. Now, the body does two things to that energy: it either metabolizes it via anabolism, or it metabolizes it via catabolism. That is, it will either convert the energy (calories) into cells/tissue, or it will use that energy (calories) to break down cells.Now the link between calories/energy, metabolism, and weight loss becomes rather clear and direct. When there is an excess of energy, and the body cant use this energy to deal with any needs at the time, it will be forced to create cells with that extra energy. It has to. It doesnt necessarily want to, but after figuring out that the energy cant be used to do anything (such as help you exercise or digest some food), it has to turn it into cells through anabolism. And those extra cells? Yup, you guessed it: added weight! In a nutshell (and nuts have lots of calories by the way, so watch out and eat them in small portions), the whole calorie/metabolism/weight gain thing is really just about excess energy. When there are too many calories in the body that is, when theres too much energy from food then the body transforms those calories into stuff. And that stuff, most of the time, is fat. Sometimes, of course, those extra calories are transformed into muscle; and this is usually a good thing for those watching their weight or trying to maintain an optimal body fat ratio. In
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