The Legend of the Slow Metabolism

When it comes to being overweight, many people who suffer from obesity have a tendency to lay the blame on a slow metabolism. While there are ways to increase the speed and intensity of one’s metabolism, the fact of the matter is that the concept of a metabolism being inordinately slower than what would be considered normal is generally a myth.

Yes, there are a few rare instances where people do actually have a slow metabolism. Sometimes, this can be tied in with an under active thyroid or some other similar type disorder. Usually, such a condition is serious and requires one to be treated by a doctor to correct the situation. Prescription medicine is employed to help the thyroid gland return to proper function. But, most people who try to lay the blame on their obesity with on the problem of a slow metabolism are either misinformed or confused as to why they are gaining weight.

Obese people become obese generally because they have taken in far too many calories than they burn. It is as simple as that. If their diet is so poor that they are eating 2,000 extra calories a day than they actually need, then the problem is not a slow metabolism. There is no way anyone could have a metabolism that burns up an excess of 2,000 calories without a drastic increase in muscle mass or cardio vascular exercise. An individual who believes that a body at rest will burn an insane amount of calories simply does not understand how the body’s metabolism works or what the relationship between food intake and calorie expenditure is. This does not mean that they are not intelligent, just that they are either misinformed or not properly educated on the subject and how it relates to a slow metabolism.