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metabolism

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


NOUN
digestion
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Hunger, cravings, mood, reward, and metabolism are all shaped by biological signals.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Signals from the gut, hormones, metabolism, and the brain can all influence hunger, cravings, and weight regain.

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 team also observed abnormal metabolism inside the cells.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

If sugar was sugar was sugar—if the metabolism of lactose was no different from that of glucose—then one might have expected bacteria fed on the glucose/lactose mix to exhibit the same smooth arc of growth.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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