Can't lose weight? Don't blame your metabolism! It's easy to say it's your body's fault you're chubby. But it's a big fat lie ...(Features)

The Daily Mail (London, England) | November 9, 2009 | Copyright

Byline: by Dr Susan Roberts

FOR those who struggle to lose weight, it has always made sense to blame a slow metabolism. In my work as a diet doctor and nutritionist, I hear this excuse all the time to explain away everything from middle-age spread to the fact that their best friend eats twice as much, but stays effortlessly slim.

It's not that they are overeating, they insist, it's because their body doesn't burn up calories as efficiently.

But what is the real truth about the link between your metabolic rate -- that is, the amount of energy used ...

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