if a slow/fast metabolism defines how much energy we burn through the day, how come its not possible to artificially boost it to extreme levels and thus lead to obese people sheeding all that extra weight with minimum effort?

Question

if a slow/fast metabolism defines how much energy we burn through the day, how come its not possible to artificially boost it to extreme levels and thus lead to obese people sheeding all that extra weight with minimum effort?

In: Biology

Answer 1

It is possible, actually. People with hypothyroidism are prescribed exogenous t3 or “triiodothyronine” combined with t4 or “levothyroxine” which stimulate the metabolic rate in turn ramping up your “metabolism”.