Researchers have precisely measured life's metabolic highs and lows, from birth to old age, and the findings might surprise you.

Most of us remember a time when we could eat anything we wanted and not gain weight. But a new study suggests your metabolism—the rate at which you burn calories—actually peaks much earlier in life, and starts its inevitable decline later than you might guess.

The full text of this article is available on the official website of Duke University:
https://today.duke.edu/2021/08/metabolism-changes-age-just-not-when-you-might-think

Original Paper

"Daily Energy Expenditure Through the Human Life Course," Herman Pontzer, Yosuke Yamada, Hiroyuki Sagayama, et al. Science, Aug. 12, 2021. DOI: 10.1126/science.abe5017