Energy expenditure and the assessment of metabolic rate are central to understanding energy balance in human physiology. Modern measurement techniques, from indirect calorimetry to doubly labelled ...

Many of us attribute gradual weight gain in middle age and beyond to a slow metabolism, but to what extent is this assumption true? In a world flooded with health advice and ever-changing diet trends, ...

Most people, me included, probably don’t know a huge amount about human metabolism beyond the fact that it’s a set of chemical reactions by which food is turned into energy, and into building blocks ...

Ultra-endurance athletes triumph over staggering distances and harsh conditions. But one of their toughest foes may be their own metabolic ceiling. By scrutinizing a group of top-tier long-haul ...

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Your metabolism plays a major role in how your body burns calories and maintains energy. While genetics and age influence metabolic rate, the foods you eat can also have a significant impact. Some ...

Fever is your body's way of fighting infection. To make your body temperature go up, your metabolism goes into overdrive, which requires calories. If you’re carefully managing your calorie input or ...

What’s the maximum number of calories that a human body can burn per day from exercise? And is it possible to shatter this number – the ‘metabolic ceiling’ – over time? These are questions that a ...

Two of the traits that set modern humans apart from non-human primates are taller stature and a higher basal metabolic rate. Researchers have identified a genetic variant that contributed to the ...