whats the science behind people with “high metabolism”? Where does the energy go when they eat way above their maintenance caloric level?

Question

My cousin is like that and the dude eats WAY more than i do and we’re pretty much same height. Yet i weigh around 95kg and he weighs no more than 80kg.

In: Biology

Answer 1

A friend of mine is 5’0 and 110lbs, she eats constantly. She eats at least twice as much as I do. She never gains weight. However, she is like the energizer bunny. She never stays still, she is constantly moving. After a few years of knowing her, I don’t think I have personally seen her relax. If just sitting for a minute or two, she starts hyper fidgeting and has to go do something. For her, she is burning all of that energy. It’s still crazy to me to see her eat a box of cereal and then have a cheeseburger meal for lunch, only to snack until dinner.