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To: Ted M who wrote (1037)	12/6/2000 8:46:39 AM
From: george eberting	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3785

Each person's basal metabolism is different. If it were not, why then bother to measure it? Think of metabolism in this analogy from business: Each company has a different rate of cash burn. Some fast, some slow, some average (whatever that means). Basal metabolism is the same way. Some people just naturally (whether at rest or when exercising), burn more calories than others. Over time, there are factors which can cause one's metabolism to gradually increase or decrease. By measuring one's metabolism regularly (each day, at the same time, while at rest), one can determine whether one's basal metabolism is changing or remaining the same. The higher one's basal metabolism, the faster calories are being burned and, hence, the more rapidly one will lose weight IF caloric intake remains constant. (Big "if"). As some of you have noted. Measuring caloric intake is still very problematic. So, both Healthtec and Stayhealty devices measure the results of caloric intake and rate of caloric burn. Neither address the problem of measuring precisely caloric intake itself. Here's another analogy. Visualize a large watering trough which is filled by daily rainfall (meals). The rain is stored in the trough (the human body). The amount of water leaving the trough is determined by cattle who drink from it (exercise) AND a constant-flow leak in the side of the trough (basal metabolism). If there is more rain than is needed to fill the trough, it spills onto the ground (builds up as fat).