• Question: why are some metabolisims faster than others?

    Asked by MollyR to Tatiana, Priya, Natt, Dwaine, Andy on 18 Jun 2015.
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      Priya Hari answered on 18 Jun 2015:

      Metabolism describes all of the processes going on inside your body from breathing, to digesting food. All of these processes require energy
      There are many factors than can influence metabolism, some of them are genetic and some of them are lifestyle:
      -Boys have a faster metabolism than girls
      -As you get older, your metabolism decreases as you begin to lose muscle.
      -Your body size
      -How much muscle you have compared to fat
      -Food that you eat

      Some of these factors are genetic so you might not be able to do anything about it (such as age and gender), but you can always try to live a healthy lifestyle and get plenty of exercise and sleep to boost your metabolism.

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