Here’s a scary Halloween statistic. Oct. 31 marks the beginning
of the holiday season, the time of year when the average
American gains the most weight. In my last article, I discussed
how it all starts with the simple equation, calories in versus
calories out. In this article I will strive to help you ward off
the horrors of becoming a weight-gain statistic by exposing
another myth. Is it possible to be overweight because of a slow
metabolism? The answer is, probably not. You may know someone
who eats nothing but junk food and never seems to gain an ounce,
so you assume they have a fast metabolism. For the same reason
that no particular type of food makes us fat other than the
calories supplied, it is also possible to stay lean eating junk
food. It may be tempting to blame your metabolism for weight
gain, but only in rare cases do you get excessive weight gain
from a medical problem that slows metabolism. Metabolism is the
process by which your body converts what you eat and drink into
energy. Even at rest,