Metabolism Directory

Medical Reference

• Metabolic Syndrome

  Metabolic syndrome can lead to heart disease, diabetes, and kidney damage. WebMD explains.

• What Is Metabolic Syndrome?

  Metabolic syndrome is a collection of symptoms that can lead to diabetes and heart disease. Learn more from WebMD about the risk factors for this increasingly common syndrome.

• If Your Blood Could Talk—What Is a Comprehensive Metabolic Panel?

  Your blood holds secrets about your health. Find out about what a comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP) blood test can reveal.

• Why Can't I Lose Weight?

  A look at some of the sneaky reasons it's hard to drop pounds, like skipping breakfast or not getting enough sleep.

Features

• Eat Your Way to a Faster Metabolism

  Can what you eat boost what you burn? Yes, but so can foods you don't eat.

• Can Certain Foods Speed Up Your Weight Loss?

  Not all calories are created equal. Some foods can speed up your weight loss.

• 8 Ways to Burn Calories and Fight Fat

  For years, products have been marketed with the promise of helping you burn more calories. But is there really anything you can do to increase the number of calories your body burns each day?

• Fighting 40s Flab

  Is a sluggish metabolism the heavy in over-40 weight loss troubles?

Video

• What to know about boosting metabolism when you’re trying to lose weight.

  What to know about boosting metabolism when you’re trying to lose weight.

• The Skinny on Calories

  What is a calorie anyway? Nutritionist, Marion Nestle weighs in.

• Food and Your Metabolism

  How do the foods you eat affect how fast your body burns off calories?

• 5-Minute Metabolism Jumpstart

  Use this interval training session to boost your metabolism.

Slideshows & Images

• Slideshow: 10 Ways to Speed Up Your Metabolism

  Try these 10 tips to increase raise the rate at which you burn calories and lose weight.

Quizzes

• Simple Quiz: Boost Metabolism

  Answer this question to learn more about boosting your metabolism

• Simple Quiz: Metabolic Rate

  Answer the question to learn more about metabolic rate.

• Quiz: Diet, Exercise, and Your Metabolism

  Try this quiz to find out how much you know about your metabolism and metabolic rate and about how they are affected by diet, weight training, and muscle mass.

• Fat Facts Quiz: Test Your Knowledge

  Test your diet IQ with this quiz about different types of fat and fats.

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