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What does it mean to have a low or high metabolism?
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Body type : Low metabolism people are very efficient in conserving calories, so they need very few calories to function, the unused calories become fat. High metabolism people need lot of calories to function , so they utilize more calories to function. In early days of evolution low metabolism is a advantage since you can eat less to survive, but the situation is now reversed.
Answered 5/3/2013
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