People who have inherited a low metabolic rate will gain weight.

因遗传而新陈代谢速度慢的人会发胖。

Your metabolic rate is the speed at which your body transforms food into energy.

你的新陈代谢率就是你身体将食物转换成能量的速度。

And muscle has a very low metabolic rate when it's at rest.

并且肌肉在静止的时候代谢率很低。

Conversely, if it's overactive, your metabolic rate speeds up.

相反的，如果它功能亢进，你的代谢率就会增快。

The question is: does eating less result in a lower metabolic rate?

现在问题是：饮食减少是否能够导致代谢速率的降低？