Dr. Zemel is a recognized expert in endocrine and nutritional modulation of adipocyte metabolism, mitochondrial function, energy metabolism and oxidative and inflammatory stress. This work encompasses cellular and molecular approaches to the study of adipocyte, skeletal muscle cell and macrophage metabolism and interactions, animal modelling of predicted outcomes from cellular studies, and clinical studies in obesity and the metabolic syndrome to evaluate efficacy of approaches developed in his laboratory. The faster your metabolism works, the more calories you burn.
People generally become less active as they age, so they will burn fever calories and lose muscle mass.
With each passing decade a woman's metabolism slow down between 5% and 10%.
Dr. Michael Zemel, PhD, explains what happens to your metabolism as you age and provides tips to speed up and keep your metabolism humming!
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Aging: Beat the Downshift in Metabolism
Guest
: Michael Zemel, PhD
From the Show: Staying Well
Summary: Tips to speed up and keep your metabolism humming!
Air Date: 4/1/13
Duration: 10
Host: Melanie Cole, MS
