From this article Facts on Foods That Speed Up Metabolism:
· The amount of calories you eat, your genes and the amount of calories that you burn while eating and exercising determine your metabolism.
· The body breaks down carbohydrates, then fats and finally proteins.
· The food that you eat makes up 5 to 10 percent of your metabolic rate.
Burger King - Steakhouse Burger 950 calories,
Jack in the Box - Mini Sirloin Burgers 748 calories
Wendy's - Coffee Toffee Twisted Frosty 540 calories,
Taco Bell - Volcano Box 1,380 calories
The numbers speak for themselves.
From this Real Age article The Trouble with Green Tea:
This blog is primarily concerned with health, fitness, diet, personal training, and human performance. Not unrelated to health is the environment where you live and the opportunities presented. 
Arthur Jones the founder of Nautilus and MedX is said to have spent 100 million dollars on the development of the MedX lumbar machine. Arthur, given to hyperbole, also said that if everything in his life up to that point were bad and evil this exercise machine more than made up for it. Studies report amazing results, client have benefited and as one who has suffered serious back injuries I can attest to the positive results.
The MedX lumbar has features no other equipment offers. Some of the advantages:
From this Science News article Progressive Resistance Strength Training Helps Older People In Daily Life:
Three years ago we opened our doors to Kelly Personal Training in Austin. When I 
moved to Austin I did not know a single person. I had no network or friends to help out. I was unfamiliar with all that was involved in opening a small business In Texas. After much delay we opened are doors.
From this NPR article Top 10 Reasons Why The BMI Is Bogus, the top ten are:
1. The person who dreamed up the BMI said explicitly that it could not and should not be 
used to indicate the level of fatness in an individual.
2. It is scientifically nonsensical.