The Biggest Myth About Your Metabolism Debunked

You've probably heard that your metabolism slows down as your age. Turns out, that isn't entirely true. A new study revealed that your metabolism actually remains steady throughout most of your adult life. » Subscribe to Seeker! » Watch more Elements! » Visit our shop at » Sign Up for Seeker's Newsletter! Every minute of every day, your body is converting food or stored fat into energy to keep itself going—pumping blood, expanding and contracting your lungs, plus all kinds of stuff on a cellular level, like making new cells and getting rid of old ones. That’s your basal metabolic rate. On top of that, there’s the energy you expend to move around and do the physical activity of your day… plus the energy it takes to process your food into energy in the first place. The exact amount of energy it takes to do all this varies from person to person. If so