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metabolism

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


NOUN
digestion
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Another concern is that losing muscle could slow down patients’ metabolism, leading to weight regain.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

They looked at how weight cycling affects body weight, body composition, metabolism, and blood sugar control.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

Because of this, understanding how vitamin B2 metabolism influences ferroptosis could eventually help scientists better understand a wide range of diseases involving excessive or insufficient cell death.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

The team believes this process could eventually be used as a cancer treatment by shutting down vitamin B2 metabolism in tumors and triggering cancer cell death.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

“She can’t help her metabolism, Simon,” Abby says.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli




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