Nutritionist reveals the myth people still believe about metabolism

According to a well-known nutritionist, a few fitness trainers and nutritionists suggested that one needs to alter their metabolism for losing fat. These people believed that one needs to consume food every 3 hours. These metabolism-boosting methods don’t actually help much, and people often find that fat content is not reduced substantially in the long term. It also hampers the body clock if such practices are adopted.

By definition, metabolism is a chemical process that takes place in living beings to maintain life. These fitness influencers believed that by consuming low-calorie food frequently throughout the day helps in burning fats, as the digestion process takes about 10% of calories consumed. But these methods are unproven and not scientific. These are based on thermos effect of food. Altering the body’s metabolic rate could damage any human beings in the long run. Also, it depends on one’s routine, as well. Some people prefer to consume only 2 or 3 heavy meals throughout the day. The calories one burns are almost the same either by consuming six-light snacks or just two heavy meals. Also, the trend of eating after every certain interval to control and reduce body fat without doing much of exercise was started around 2006.

People these days decide their meals and workout plans based on Instagram, Pinterest or facebook videos. Maintaining a calorie deficit diet is essential for reducing fats. As obesity is a critical problem these days due to many factors such as modern sedentary lifestyle, eating high-calorie junk food and beverages, etc. also, obesity amongst the young generation. More than one-third of the global population is overweight. Also, rather than implementing such unscientific techniques, sticking to a good diet plan for a prolonged period of time is beneficial. It helps immensely to fat loss as well as the overall health of individuals.