Metabolism
noun
The process by which your body changes what you eat and drink into energy.
Regular exercise can help speed up your metabolism.
Often appears as...
- speed up metabolism
- slow metabolism
noun
The chemical processes in a living organism in order to maintain life.
An organism's size correlates to its metabolism rate.
Often appears as...
- metabolic rate
- metabolic pathway
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Academic
noun
The process by which your body changes what you eat and drink into energy.
Regular exercise can help speed up your metabolism.
Often appears as...
- speed up metabolism
- slow metabolism
noun
The chemical processes in a living organism in order to maintain life.
An organism's size correlates to its metabolism rate.
Often appears as...
- metabolic rate
- metabolic pathway
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Energy Conversion
Focus on the aspect that metabolism transforms food to energy we can use.
Eating protein-rich foods might improve your metabolism.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Wellbeing
Metabolism is often discussed in relation to health, diet, and exercise.
To lose weight, boosting your metabolism is often recommended.
Pro Tip 3/3Daily Usage
The word 'metabolism' is commonly used in everyday conversation about health.
She can eat a lot without gaining weight—must be her fast metabolism.
Pro Tip 1/3Energy Conversion
Focus on the aspect that metabolism transforms food to energy we can use.
Eating protein-rich foods might improve your metabolism.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Wellbeing
Metabolism is often discussed in relation to health, diet, and exercise.
To lose weight, boosting your metabolism is often recommended.
Pro Tip 3/3Daily Usage
The word 'metabolism' is commonly used in everyday conversation about health.
She can eat a lot without gaining weight—must be her fast metabolism.
Pro Tip 1/3Energy Conversion
Focus on the aspect that metabolism transforms food to energy we can use.
Eating protein-rich foods might improve your metabolism.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Wellbeing
Metabolism is often discussed in relation to health, diet, and exercise.
To lose weight, boosting your metabolism is often recommended.
Pro Tip 3/3Daily Usage
The word 'metabolism' is commonly used in everyday conversation about health.
She can eat a lot without gaining weight—must be her fast metabolism.
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Video examples
A roadmap to end aging PIPE...
Because the critical thing about this is that even though the damage only eventually causes pathology, the damage itself is caused ongoing-ly throughout life, starting before we're born. But it is not part of metabolism itself. And this turns out to be useful. Because we can re-draw our original diagram this way.
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Your brain hallucinates...
could not be explained by physics and chemistry -- that life had to be more than just mechanism. But people no longer think that. As biologists got on with the job of explaining the properties of living systems in terms of physics and chemistry -- things like metabolism, reproduction, homeostasis --
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What will humans look...
A Life Two civilization alters fundamental aspects of the body. So you put human growth hormone in, the person grows taller, or you put x in and the person gets fatter or loses metabolism or does a whole series of things, but you're altering the functions in a fundamental way.
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How does the thyroid...
and makes our cells break down nutrients faster. When you need more energy, the thyroid helps by sending out hormones to increase metabolism. Ultimately, the thyroid allows our cells to use energy, grow and reproduce. The thyroid is controlled by the pituitary gland,
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A lesson in Bacteria PIPE...
them in our guts they influence our digestion how we break down or food and how we get our nutrients and energy metabolism but interestingly microbes also influence our immune systems so even nowadays or now actually you can identify scientists can identify certain
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Zombie Parasites PIPE Nat...
they have a virus that helps them. It's a different kind of virus but in this case the virus tricks the immune system of the caterpillar to protect, to hide these invaders and the virus actually changes the metabolism of the caterpillar so that it gorges itself
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What causes insomnia? -...
like reading, meditating, or journaling. Regulate your metabolism by setting consistent resting and waking times to help orient your body’s biological clock. This clock, or circadian rhythm, is also sensitive to light, so avoid bright lights at night
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How do steroids affect...
including muscles. Steroids also block cortisol, a signaling molecule that drives the breakdown of substances including proteins. Finally, they may push the development of muscle, rather than fat, and boost our metabolism, shrinking fat deposits.
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How I held my breath for...
I would get comfortable in that situation and I would slow my metabolism, which I was sure would help me hold my breath longer than I had been able to do it. I was completely wrong. I entered the sphere a week before the scheduled air date.
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Great White Shark Attack...
The great white's turn-of-speed is powered by a high metabolism. They only thrive in cold temperate seas, for only these waters contain sufficient food necessary to fuel such a ravenous predator.
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A roadmap to end aging PIPE...
Because the critical thing about this is that even though the damage only eventually causes pathology, the damage itself is caused ongoing-ly throughout life, starting before we're born. But it is not part of metabolism itself. And this turns out to be useful. Because we can re-draw our original diagram this way.
Video examples
Your brain hallucinates...
could not be explained by physics and chemistry -- that life had to be more than just mechanism. But people no longer think that. As biologists got on with the job of explaining the properties of living systems in terms of physics and chemistry -- things like metabolism, reproduction, homeostasis --
Video examples
What will humans look...
A Life Two civilization alters fundamental aspects of the body. So you put human growth hormone in, the person grows taller, or you put x in and the person gets fatter or loses metabolism or does a whole series of things, but you're altering the functions in a fundamental way.
Video examples
How does the thyroid...
and makes our cells break down nutrients faster. When you need more energy, the thyroid helps by sending out hormones to increase metabolism. Ultimately, the thyroid allows our cells to use energy, grow and reproduce. The thyroid is controlled by the pituitary gland,
Video examples
A lesson in Bacteria PIPE...
them in our guts they influence our digestion how we break down or food and how we get our nutrients and energy metabolism but interestingly microbes also influence our immune systems so even nowadays or now actually you can identify scientists can identify certain
Video examples
Zombie Parasites PIPE Nat...
they have a virus that helps them. It's a different kind of virus but in this case the virus tricks the immune system of the caterpillar to protect, to hide these invaders and the virus actually changes the metabolism of the caterpillar so that it gorges itself
Video examples
What causes insomnia? -...
like reading, meditating, or journaling. Regulate your metabolism by setting consistent resting and waking times to help orient your body’s biological clock. This clock, or circadian rhythm, is also sensitive to light, so avoid bright lights at night
Video examples
How do steroids affect...
including muscles. Steroids also block cortisol, a signaling molecule that drives the breakdown of substances including proteins. Finally, they may push the development of muscle, rather than fat, and boost our metabolism, shrinking fat deposits.
Video examples
How I held my breath for...
I would get comfortable in that situation and I would slow my metabolism, which I was sure would help me hold my breath longer than I had been able to do it. I was completely wrong. I entered the sphere a week before the scheduled air date.
Video examples
Great White Shark Attack...
The great white's turn-of-speed is powered by a high metabolism. They only thrive in cold temperate seas, for only these waters contain sufficient food necessary to fuel such a ravenous predator.
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Quote examples
Andrew Weil
American Scientist
The usual justification for eating extra meals is that it keeps the metabolism 'revved up' so that weight loss is easier. There is, however, very little hard evidence that supports this idea, and a fair amount that disputes it.
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David Perlmutter
American Scientist
The human brain is at particularly high risk for damage by free radicals because of its high degree of metabolism compared to other tissues, while lacking the levels of antioxidant protection found elsewhere in the body.
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Joel Fuhrman
American Scientist
Instead of trying to increase your metabolism with the goal of losing weight, try to slow your metabolism with a low-calorie, high-nutrient diet for a longer, healthier life.
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Mark Hyman
American Author
While weight loss is important, what's more important is the quality of food you put in your body - food is information that quickly changes your metabolism and genes.
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Regina King
American Actress
My father is still so much a part of me - from my physique and fast metabolism, which I'm so thankful for now, to my sense of connection to the universe.
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Richard C. Armitage
British Actor
I'm a late developer in everything. I have a fast mind and fast metabolism, and I'm an intense worker, but in terms of life development, I'm way behind.
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Rod Stewart
English Musician
As you get older, your metabolism slows down. You've got to admit it. It's nothing to be ashamed of if you have lived your life to the full.
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Wim Hof
Dutch Celebrity
Every body has mind power, I have learned to direct it toward my body and thus influence the cold and heating-system of my metabolism.
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Gretchen Bleiler
American Athlete
I like eating small meals frequently throughout the day, it helps me keep up my metabolism and get more out of my training.
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Mike Love
American Musician
During meditation your metabolism and your breath rate go down to a level of rest, twice that of deep sleep.
Quote examples
Andrew Weil
American Scientist
The usual justification for eating extra meals is that it keeps the metabolism 'revved up' so that weight loss is easier. There is, however, very little hard evidence that supports this idea, and a fair amount that disputes it.
Quote examples
David Perlmutter
American Scientist
The human brain is at particularly high risk for damage by free radicals because of its high degree of metabolism compared to other tissues, while lacking the levels of antioxidant protection found elsewhere in the body.
Quote examples
Joel Fuhrman
American Scientist
Instead of trying to increase your metabolism with the goal of losing weight, try to slow your metabolism with a low-calorie, high-nutrient diet for a longer, healthier life.
Quote examples
Mark Hyman
American Author
While weight loss is important, what's more important is the quality of food you put in your body - food is information that quickly changes your metabolism and genes.
Quote examples
Regina King
American Actress
My father is still so much a part of me - from my physique and fast metabolism, which I'm so thankful for now, to my sense of connection to the universe.
Quote examples
Richard C. Armitage
British Actor
I'm a late developer in everything. I have a fast mind and fast metabolism, and I'm an intense worker, but in terms of life development, I'm way behind.
Quote examples
Rod Stewart
English Musician
As you get older, your metabolism slows down. You've got to admit it. It's nothing to be ashamed of if you have lived your life to the full.
Quote examples
Wim Hof
Dutch Celebrity
Every body has mind power, I have learned to direct it toward my body and thus influence the cold and heating-system of my metabolism.
Quote examples
Gretchen Bleiler
American Athlete
I like eating small meals frequently throughout the day, it helps me keep up my metabolism and get more out of my training.
Quote examples
Mike Love
American Musician
During meditation your metabolism and your breath rate go down to a level of rest, twice that of deep sleep.
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