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 ...

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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 ...

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, ...

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 ...