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metabolism

[muh-tab-uh-liz-uhm] / məˈtæb əˌlɪz əm /


NOUN
digestion
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They also influence metabolism and can affect epigenetic processes that help regulate gene activity.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

The gut microbiome can produce compounds that influence inflammation, metabolism, and nervous system activity.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

That immune shift is important because insulin resistance is not only a problem of sugar metabolism.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

The study adds to a growing view of type 2 diabetes as a disease shaped by both metabolism and the immune system.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Whatever may have happened in his developing brain, it proved beneficial to his metabolism: from that two and a half days he gained an iron health.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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