Metabolism can vary a lot between people, and researchers don't understand why.
2 people with the same size and body composition can have different metabolic rates. One can consume a huge meal and gain no weight, while the other has to carefully count calories to not gain weight.
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Your metabolism starts slowing down at age 18, and other facts about a widely misunderstood process
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