Is metabolism to blame?

It may be tempting to blame your metabolism for weight gain. But because metabolism is a natural process, your body generally balances it to meet your individual needs. That's why if you try so-called starvation diets, your body compensates by slowing down these bodily processes and conserving calories for survival. Only in rare cases do you get excessive weight gain from a medical problem that slows metabolism, such as Cushing's syndrome or having an underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism). 

Unfortunately, weight gain is most commonly the result of eating more calories than you burn. To lose weight, then, you need to either create an energy deficit by eating fewer calories or increase the number of calories you burn through physical activity - or do both! 

 

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