Basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the calories your body burns at rest. Knowing your BMR can help determine how many calories you ...

Basal metabolic rate (BMR) accounts for about 60% of the calories you burn each day. To calculate your BMR, you should use the Mifflin-St. Jeor equation, which is the most accurate. Knowing your BMR ...

Knowing your BMR can help you more accurately determine the amount of calories you need to eat a day to lose weight. Oscar Wong/Getty Images ...

Don't be fooled by diets and workouts that claim to speed up metabolism, that's not how it works. Here's how metabolism is ...