• Question: What is a slow metabolism?

    Asked by mirali09 to Sarah, Liz, Emilie on 6 Mar 2014.
    • Photo: Liz Wells

      Liz Wells answered on 6 Mar 2014:


      Hi
      Metabolism describes all the things that happen inside the body to keep you alive and your organs functioning normally, such as breathing, repairing cells and digesting food.

      If you have a slow metabolism people are normally referring to the fact that they dont a lot of energy to function as they may be not particularly active and burn Kcal more slowly than other people, so they gain weight more easily. Your metabolism slows as you age too.

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