Dr. Oz said the metabolism correlation with weight has been looked at
several times. He said “It's generally false that your metabolism is
the reason for your weight." Levine says that most of the patients who
come to his clinic have a higher metabolism. "Your basal metabolism is
the calories you burn to keep your body going, so if your body is
bigger, of course your basal metabolism is greater," according to
Levine. "If your body is smaller your basal metabolism is less."
So what can you do? Levine says people can become obese by simply not
moving around as much. By simply standing at a desk can increase your
metabolism by 40 percent. He says moving more will also reduce the risk
for becoming obese.
Dr. Levine outfitted Dawn and Kathy with “data-logging underwear” to
determine how much each of them moved during the day. Later Levine
would take the devices and attach them to a computer to extract the
data. Levine says people with obesity have a tendency to be seated for
two and a half hours more than those that are not obese.
After comparing the two subjects, he found that Kathleen was moving
around a lot more than Dawn. Dawn had a desk job and was sitting most
of the day. They say that people that move during they day can burn 350
calories more per day than those that don’t. This can add up to between
30 and 50 pounds per year.
The doctor has not stopped walking for two years and even insisted on
being interviewed on his treadmill. Levine says that he spends his
entire workday at one mile an hour on his treadmill. He has his
computer set up in front of his treadmill. The keyboard and mouse were
on an adjustable tray similar to what hospitals use to put meals on for
their patients. The monitor was stationed higher at about eye-level on
a shelf.
Levine admits that genes have a lot to do with obesity, but he added
that the genes have not changed much in the last 100 years. He says
that more people sit now, and that is why we are more obese. According
to Levine, if sitting is to blame, standing has got to be the solution.
Dawn has taken those words of advice to heart. Since the study, she now
stands while at work. She has gotten a higher desk which forces her to
stand and not sit. This is a great way to increase her metabolism.
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