Question of the Month: I am very interested in this question. My husband can eat almost anything he wants and never gains a pound. I can eat half of what he does and I gain three pounds. Not unusual? Different metabolisms, sure... But why?
Answer by (Jane Korsberg, MS, RD, LD): I understand that maintaining a healthy weight can be very challenging.
Metabolism (or "basal metabolic rate" - BMR) is different for everyone and can vary with change in circumstance, physical condition, health status, or age. Men naturally have a faster metabolism then women, primarily due to their body composition having more lean muscle.
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Dr. Deepak Krishnan has been an Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery in the Division of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Cincinnati since August of 2008. Dr. Krishnan's research and clinical interests are in surgical correction of dento-facial deformities, surgery of temporomandibular joint, pediatric maxillofacial surgery, oral and maxillofacial implantology, dento-alveolar surgery, facial trauma, maxillofacial pathology and reconstructive surgery.

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