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The energy value of any food is measured in calories, and the basal metabolic rate is the minimum amount of calorie count that is required when the body is at rest (Resting Energy Expenditure). Combining it with the energy one consumes while moving around or digesting food gives ...

• A larger body mass requires more calories.
• For people of the same weight, the one with a higher muscle to fat ratio will have higher caloric needs.
• The progress of age leads to reductions in muscle mass, testosterone/estrogen production, physical activit...

Working out with weights is a great strategy to keep your metabolism from slowing.

Strength training has been shown to increase metabolic rate in healthy people, as well as those who have heart disease or are overweight or obese. It increases muscle mass, which makes up mu...