From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@datamann.com)
Date: Tue Mar 26 2002 - 08:57:57 MST
spike66new wrote:
>
> Samantha Atkins wrote:
>
> > ...Doing enough to go aerobic 20-30 minutes a day would do a lot more
> > to gear up the entire metabolism and make fat a lot harder to put
> > on... - samantha
>
> Question diet experts: a lot of diets talk about the value of not
> decreasing the
> metabolism rate, as if that is a good thing. But all else being equal
> and assuming
> weight is not an issue, would not a lower metabolism lead to a longer
> life? How
> does that work? Is cell reproduction rate proportional to metabolism?
> If so
> would not one want to decrease metabolism as much as possible?
I don't think this recommendation is empirical for a permanent
lifestyle. The point is that it is far easier to gain weight faster in
an environment of plentiful food when your metabolism is slow than when
it is fast. When dieting to lose weight, you will lose weight faster
with a faster metabolism than with a slow one.
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