The article claims that<p>&gt;We have no control over our basal metabolic rate<p>and then links to a page[1] that explains<p>&gt;Muscle cells require more energy to maintain than fat cells, so people with a higher muscle to fat ratio tend to have a higher BMR.<p>and<p>&gt;Muscle tissue burns more calories than fat tissue, so increasing your muscle mass will help you lose weight.<p>It doesn&#x27;t seem to address this discrepancy, though (that by exercising to build muscle mass one can affect their BMR and thus the lion&#x27;s share of the calories burned).<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nhs.uk&#x2F;Livewell&#x2F;loseweight&#x2F;Pages&#x2F;how-can-I-speed-up-my-metabolism.aspx" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nhs.uk&#x2F;Livewell&#x2F;loseweight&#x2F;Pages&#x2F;how-can-I-speed-...</a>