Question 1

loosing weight may be a  warning sign of cancer. does the person eat less or does the body's metabolism speed up to cause weight loss? thank-you.

Accepted Answer

Often both: Tumor does have higher metabolic rate than rest of the body. Tumor related inflammation often releases mediators that raises the metabolism of the rest of the body as well and depresses appetite.

Question 2

what are the best ways/foods to increase metabolism (n speed up weight loss)?

Accepted Answer

Exercise: Exercise is the simplest way to do that.

Question 3

does the thryoid medicine help speed metabolism?

Accepted Answer

Yes.: Thyroid hormone does indeed set your metabolism.  But taking extra is not a good way to make you "faster or better than normal." just ask anyone who has ever been hyperthyroid. Not pleasant.

Question 4

if that grapefruit juice does speed metabolism and burn fat, when is the most effective time to drink it?

Accepted Answer

Depends: The pro-metabolic effect of grapefruit is hard to measure precisely.  Based on what we know about energy metabolism after periods of exercise, most carbs go back into muscle to replenish glycogen stores and therefore are not transformed into fatty acids and therefore not stored as fat. So, it makes most since to consume it in between meals or with a snack to keep the metabolic engine humming along.

Question 5

how to speed up metabolism?

Accepted Answer

Exercise daily: It is not quite clear to me what is your exact question, so give us some back ground.
Do you have excessive weight? To lose weight, you need to reduce your food intake(Ovoid  oilyy/fried foods and reduce milk products and cut down on sugar and all sweets(Cakes/candy and ice cream). Daily exercise is the best remedy to keep your body healthy, fit and metabolically active!

Question 6

what is the best food to speed up metabolism?

Accepted Answer

Caffeine: Caffeine in dark chocolate, coffee and tea is great to speed up metabolism and those products have antioxidants that are healthy for you.

Question 7

what causes a slow metabolism? how can i speed it up?

Accepted Answer

Often a bad diet: Eat foods that are nutrient dense (like meat, fish, poultry, eggs, cheese, low starch vegatables and water) avoid foods that are not nutrient dense (like starches and sugars, including fruit)
nutrient dense foods will increase your basal metabolic rate. On the other hand, starches and sugars impair thyroid metabolism via affects on your liver (which helps activate thyroid hormone).

Question 8

could lifting weights speed up metabolism as much as cardio?

Accepted Answer

Different.: Weight training builds lean muscle which is metabolically active around the clock, day and night.  While some studies suggest that cardiovascular exercise may stimulate the metabolism for as much as 48 hours after the exercise, it may be much less time.  Both are best in combination.

Question 9

could eating smaller more frequent meals speed up metabolism?

Accepted Answer

Yes: -as compared to lengthy periods of time between eating.

Question 10

when doctors prescribe you pills to speed up metabolism what does that do?

Accepted Answer

Metabolism: the sum: Of the chemical reactions that take place within each cell of a living organism and that provide energy for vital processes and for synthesizing new organic material. Body metabolism burns calories to fuel its functions and speeding up metabolism is a method to burn fat and lose weight.

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