Why is BMR so important?

What say you on the issue below?

There are various obvious reasons why a person gains weight, one thing is for sure it doesn't happen overnight. Habits, genes, illness, medicine, the world around you and emotions would seem to be the obvious reasons.

Although you may not be able to control all the factors that lead to overweight, you can change your eating and physical activity habits. And by changing those habits, you may be able to improve your weight and your health.

Basal metabolism is the amount of energy required to maintain the body's vital processes, such as heartbeat, respiration and maintenance of body temperature, while the body is at the rest and this varies between different people. In theory, if a person's metabolic requirements are high, the greater the likelihood that calories from food will be utilised to provide energy rather than being laid down as fat.

As you already know, BMR is higher in children and young adults than in older people. Muscles requires more energy than fat, and since males have more muscle and less fat compared to females, their basal metabolic rate is generally higher although this varies considerably between individuals.

However, it certainly seems to be true that some people are able to eat more or less what they like without gaining weight. It is known that there is a close relationship between BMR and weight and the heavier the body, the higher the BMR. It is estimated that BMR accounts for about two-thirds of the body's daily need for calories, with the remaining third required for all the activities, just to maintain the person at his or her current weight.(Frequently, a greater amount of weight is lost at the start of a diet than towards the end, so it is necessary to be both patient and persistent. It is always worth remembering that a loss and steady loss of weight is much more likely to result in long-term success, particularly if you are determine)

Body mass index (BMI) is one way to tell whether you are at a healthy weight, overweight, or obese. It measures your weight in relation to your height.

A BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 is in the healthy range. A BMI of 25 to 29.9 is overweight, and a BMI of 30 or greater is considered obese. (For an accurate reading, refer to your doctors)

In short, it seems likely that individual genetic factors, including those affecting metabolism, do influence a person's susceptibility to gain weight and this is hardly surprising since genes determine all the physical characteristics of the body. However, for most people, factors within their own control- diet, lifestyle and exercise- will determine whether they gain weight, become obese or maintain their weight at a reasonable level