The point to remember here is that some people mistake their own weight
loss attempts as being related to metabolic change; and, as you can see
with the steam room example, that isn’t always the case.
Low Fat Labels
Another big reason that people don’t have clear, consistent information on
this topic is because, unfortunately, there are a lot of food and
supplement companies on the market who don’t want you to know fact
from fiction.
They want you to believe that constantly buying “low fat” foods is going to
somehow speed up your metabolism.
While, yes, some low fat foods can play a role in an overall eating program
that is designed to speed up metabolism, merely eating foods that come
from packaging that screams “LOW FAT!” won’t do anything.
In fact, believe it or not, but many people actually gain weight when they
eat too many “low fat” products. Many of these products are laden with
calories from carbohydrates or proteins (which are still calories and still
must be burned off or they turn into body fat).
As you can see, and probably feel from years of trying to unravel this
whole metabolic mystery, this is a confusing, stressful, and indeed,
potentially depressing situation.
Each year, tens of millions of people attempt to retake control over their
health and the shape of their body; and each year, tens of millions of