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Can you be tested to see if you have high or low metabolism?
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Metabolism: I dont think there are any direct tests.
Answered 3/31/2014
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Old test: Testing the basal metabolic rate is an old fashioned test which is no longer done. Instead we rely on observation and testing for an overactive or underactive thyroid.
Answered 4/8/2016
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