""I can't tell you how many times I've had patients who have had so much trouble losing weight complain to me that their friends can eat whatever they want and never put weight on," Perlman, an integrative and functional medicine doctor and former chief medical officer for Mayo Clinic's integrative medicine program, told Business Insider. It's also one of the biggest misconceptions he hears about metabolic health."
""Your genetics aren't your destiny," he said, even if they play a role. "You can counter a lot of those genetics with the right type of interventions, particularly around lifestyle." Luckily, none of those involve eating less, the other big myth he hears around losing fat. "Sometimes, if you restrict your diet too much, it really backfires because you go into this sort of scarcity state," he added."
"From his experience, Perlman has seen people lean on heavy exercise, particularly cardio workouts, to shed fat fast. While aerobic exercise has other health benefits, he said that there isn't great evidence that movement alone will lead to drastic weight loss. Strength training, however, has its own metabolic benefits. Because muscle is a more metabolically active tissue, having higher muscle mass helps you burn more calories at"
Genetics influence metabolic health but do not determine it. Lifestyle interventions can offset genetic predispositions and improve fat-burning efficiency. Severe caloric restriction may trigger a scarcity response that hinders weight loss. Underlying medical causes such as thyroid dysfunction should be evaluated by a physician when weight gain is unexplained. Aerobic exercise has health benefits but is unlikely by itself to produce dramatic fat loss. Strength training increases metabolically active muscle mass, raising resting calorie expenditure. Improving gut health and maintaining consistent sleep patterns further support metabolic function and help the body burn fat more effectively.
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