Do overweight people have a slow metabolism?

The truth is that most overweight or obese people do not suffer from a low resting metabolic rate. As you gain weight, you are actually gaining mostly fat, but also some muscle. For example, cattle are sent to feed lots near the end of their lives to be overfed so that they will gain a considerable amount of well-marbled muscle.

Well-marbled muscle may not be very high-quality muscle, but it still burns more energy at rest than fat. Even fat at rest burns some calories. Numerous studies have verified that resting (basal) metabolic rate, which is the majority of calories that most people burn in a day, increases as human body weight increases.

At the Hunger Free Forever program clinical research center, we have been able to verify that most overweight and obese people have relatively high resting metabolic rates. However, there are exceptions. In older people, especially those with very low lean body mass (sarcopenia), resting metabolic rate may be quite low even if they are heavy.

Studies have shown that rather than gaining weight due to slow metabolism, overweight or obese people often underestimate the amount of food they eat by as much as 30 percent. Careful research has shown that many people who are overweight or obese consume calories mindlessly. This is why we recommend keeping careful food records early on in weight loss and repeating your record keeping periodically.

This can help you to become more mindful about your food consumption. You can take steps to increase your resting metabolic rate. The principal way to increase your basal metabolic rate is by committing to a regular program of strength training.

If you increase your lean muscle mass, you will burn extra calories around the clock. Improving insulin sensitivity by consuming PolyGlycopleX (PGX) with each meal and following the other principles of the hunger free forever program will also help to ensure that your resting metabolism is preserved even if you lose significant amounts of weight.

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