Thursday, 07 May 2009
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Which Race Has The Fastest Metabolism?
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What race would you say has the fastest metabolism? From what I've seen and heard, Asians seem to have the fastest metabolism.
Which race do you think has the fastest metabolism?
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I think it's mostly just cuz they eat really well balanced meals over there. Like rice with chicken and vegetables.
that's cuz asians don't normally eat butter or dairy products
a person's metabolic rate has nothing to do with race.
@HeartsXSmilesXLies@xanga - I agree
@Erika_Steele@xanga - that's what I was thinking, I assumed it was all about diet right?
Asian is not a race.
/facepalm
@stupidcravings@xanga - To the contrary. I'm Chinese, eat lots of cheese, drink lots of milk, use butter in some of my meals, but still manage to weigh a measly 124 lbs. And I can eat about 1/3 of my body weight in 2 meals.
@vvaanneessuuhh@xanga - /facepalm them. Like in those V8 commercials. Hahah.
WTF. Race is a social construct. That's like saying, "do rich people or poor people have a faster metabolism".
sigh. Why do we have to make it race based. Every ethnicity has people with good metabolism and bad. Get over this whole race thing.
@BEAUTIFULCINNAMONQUEEN@xanga - it's genetics. it depends on how your genes that process amino-acids, carbohydrates, lipids etc are expressed. We all know people that eat whatever they want but are still rail thin.
Yep, I agree with OshizushiSushiGirl, race is socially constructed, no link between metabolism and race, it varies by person
I don't think it has anything to do with race. Even if it did, there's been so much mixing that it would be difficult to make blanket statements.
In any case, what does it matter? It's not like you can go out and change your race to get a faster metabolism.
it depends on each person, and the context they live in is also a big factor... it just so happens to be that the context (or the culture) usually overlaps with a particular race. it might have long term influences... perhaps northern races tend more to store nutrients as fat due to how cold it is? just a conjecture
I don't think there's really a link.
if you exercise on a regular basis, you'll have a fast metabo but yeah i think asians have a fast metabo. must be in the blood or something. than again i've seen a few chubby asians so its hard to say.
asian for sure
The 100 yard dash.
There's only one race.....
The human race!Â
Caucasian, african, asian, hispanic, ect. Those are all ethnicities. [at least that's the way I see it] Â And then that has nothing to do with metabolism. It's all about genetics and how you take care of your body!Â
Race may be a social construct, but the way we determine which of these categories we want to put someone in is based on characteristics that are passed on genetically. Â So if metabolism is linked to genetics, isn't it likely that some races at least have the tendency to have a better metabolism than others?Â
It's a combination of all the exercise they get by walking everywhere and their genetics. Actually, some people are just lucky, so it might not even be due to genetics (in large part, anyway).
Oh, and I don't think Asians don't count as a race,unless something has changed since the last time I checked. I was thinking specifically of people in China & HK.
@Lirael_Rose@xanga - YOU TOOK MY LINE. ARGH. WHY MUST I BE UNORIGINAL. :p.
Yeah, I don't think it's too much of a big deal what race you are. It's more nurture, in my mind.
asians :D
It can't be race based, because I can 1/3 of my body weight in a day and not move from the 140lbs I'm at (i'm 5'10 btw) and others of my race seem to have trouble losing weight all the time.
It's not a race thing.
I agree with all the others. |: