Eat A Lot But Not Fat, How Come? Turns Out This Is The Cause

Illustration of eating a lot but not getting fat (Unsplash/Frederick Medina)

JAKARTA – Gaining weight, it turns out that for some people it is as difficult as others to lose weight. Weight gain and loss is related to metabolism and the amount and type of food consumed.

Do you find it difficult to gain weight even though you have eaten a lot? Or have relatives and friends experience it? Apparently, the body's metabolism is also influenced by the basal metabolic rate. Basal metabolism is also known as BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate).

According to doctor Neha Sanwalka, reported by The Health Site, Friday, January 21, BMR is the minimum level of energy expenditure per human unit when humans are resting. When resting, we do not do strenuous activities. At that time the body spends some of its energy on basic activities, such as breathing, pumping the heart, brain function, and the body's speed in carrying out these activities.

Those with a high BMR will burn more calories at rest than those with a slow BMR. The result, weight does not go up even though eating large portions. With age, BMR also decreases. BMR will also increase as muscle mass increases.

However, being thin does not mean having a healthy body. As explained by endocrinologist, doctor CS Yagnik, people who have a thin body still need exercise. Because under certain conditions, even though you are thin, you have the potential to have a large waist circumference or high BMI. If not balanced with exercise, the risk of cardiovascular disease and complications will be higher.