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METABOLISM is often blamed for weight gain, praised for effortless weight loss and surrounded by countless misconceptions.

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When it comes to metabolism, we’re often thinking about it in the wrong way— fixing it, boosting it, or being doomed by it genetically. The best metabolism booster, it turns out, is your daily habits.

When it comes to losing weight, the fear of “ruining your metabolism” is widespread. Indeed, many people who have lost weight and then put it back on feel that every failed attempt leaves them worse ...