8ways YOU’RE MESSING WITH YOUR METABOLISM

Metabolism is a complex process. Simply put, it’s the process of converting what we eat and drink into energy. A slow metabolism burns fewer calories, with the leftovers being stored as fat in the body. A fast metabolism burns calories at a quicker rate, which explains why some people can eat a lot and don’t seem to put on any weight. (Yeah, we envy those people. And we kind of hate them a little bit.)

DOES YOUR METABOLISM REALLY SLOW DOWN WITH AGE?

Many of us complain about how our bodies have changed from when we were younger, and how we just can’t seem to keep off the weight. Loss of muscle is one of the biggest reasons the metabolism slows down, says Healthline contributing expert Ryan Raman, a registered dietician with a master’s in Nutrition and Dietetics. But experts are unsure whether your metabolism actually does naturally slow with age, or whether it slows because we