tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506135718533366764.post39852192482987237..comments2024-03-07T03:43:03.448-05:00Comments on RajLab: You're probably hot if you have a fast metabolism - rudimentary thoughts on "fast" and "slow" metabolism.ARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13811773097412828786noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506135718533366764.post-38871417533999415032021-03-30T10:22:45.902-04:002021-03-30T10:22:45.902-04:00Interesting as a person who thinks he has a high m...Interesting as a person who thinks he has a high metabolism (an always have a big breakfast ;)). I think you miss some other potential aspects: a 4th point would be that your food/calorie uptake is less. Your inestines might be less efficient (or the microbes in you inestine) and therefore the calorie uptake is less for the same amount of food compared to another person. Your nody temperature normally don't fluctuate much due to homeostasis. So it implicates that when you produce more heat, your body will try find ways to get rid of the excess of heat by sweating, getting more blood to your skin etc. If the room temperature is lower than your body temperatures there are still possibilities to cool ;) SjonnieDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17260016314572247742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506135718533366764.post-24237256517993093012020-11-19T10:08:34.369-05:002020-11-19T10:08:34.369-05:00I’ve often wondered about heat as a factor. I had ...I’ve often wondered about heat as a factor. I had a pretty bad accident 6 years ago. Head injury. Left me with a permanent migraine. I was unable to exercise and gained 45 pounds. 5 months ago my dr asked me to take phentermine to help lose weight because I was unable to workout as hard as I used to due to the migraine. I lost the 45 pounds in 4 months. It also somehow helped my migraine. So I’ve stayed on a half dose of phentermine since. Here’s the interesting point of all this- my body temp has gone up. I used to be around 96 degrees and now I’m consistently a degree higher. It’s still lower than the normal 98 for most people. But I’m finding that with this 1degree difference I’m maintaining weight much easier. Just thought I’d throw this out there. I know there are other factors involved with phentermine. My blood pressure has always been low (about 107/67). This medication has not increased it. In fact, with the weight loss I’m hovering closer to my pre-accident BP of 98/64. <br />JBkayakinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956571514686852684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506135718533366764.post-34973033575089966072020-11-12T15:23:08.139-05:002020-11-12T15:23:08.139-05:00One thing I never see considered when thinking whe...One thing I never see considered when thinking whether or not some people generate more heat is where the heat is generated. I think we all have encountered people who's extremities seem to always be cold. While internal temperature is similar amongst everyone, how much heat produced in all other areas seems highly variable. A tall skinny person would probably expend much more energy thermo-regulating than a short fat person.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506135718533366764.post-85590904226440347392017-09-05T21:56:52.716-04:002017-09-05T21:56:52.716-04:00You are skeptical of large differences in metaboli...You are skeptical of large differences in metabolism partially because of a lack of large differences in internal body temperature. I share your skepticism <br />generally about these metabolism arguments but am also skeptical about this aspect of your argument. The relevant thing for heat loss is skin temperature, which varies a lot, especially at the extremities. You also sort of dismiss the heat transfer coefficient idea, but I'd argue that that can vary a lot too depending on what you wear.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10169740721462466774noreply@blogger.com