20 things you never knew made you fat

What's sabotaging your healthy eating?
2011-01-24 00:00:00 By Veronica Kirby

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7. Skipping meals

Every time you eat, your metabolic rate speeds up by 20-30% for the next two hours, but if you skip meals you miss out on this. Missing breakfast is the biggest problem - your metabolic rate slows by 5% overnight and stays at this rate until you next eat.
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