‘WHILE SEVERAL FACTORS COULD EXPLAIN THE THICKENING WAISTLINES THAT OFTEN EMERGE DURING OUR PRIME WORKING YEARS, THE FINDINGS SUGGEST THAT A CHANGING METABOLISM ISN’T ONE OF THEM.’
Remember those heady days of youth when it seemed we could eat anything we want and not gain weight? And now even so much as a glance at a Tim Tam will send the scales in the wrong direction? Our metabolism has taken the brunt of the blame for decades, but a landmark 2021 study published in the journal Science says metabolism in adulthood does not slow as commonly believed.