How Does Diet Affect Basal Metabolic Rate?
What is a Basal Metabolic Rate? The basal metabolic rate is the basically the amount of calories a person burns when resting just to stay alive. This counts how many calories it takes to maintain all your bodily functions. It’s a different amount for each person, and it depends on how active that person is, the physical condition he is in…as well as his genetic makeup, sex, height, weight, and age. Metabolic rates slow as we age. That explains why we can’t eat the same amount and types of food without gaining weight as we age. Does Food Intake Matter? jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a04/fo/gr/diet-affect-basal-metabolic-rate-2.1-800X800.jpg’); }); Make good choices! Since metabolic rates slow as we age, food intake definitely matters. The rate at which our bodies use those calories determines whether or not the body uses or stores the food eaten. Eating less causes the metabolic rate to slow down, w
