Can someone please explain METABOLISM to me, I don't know what it is?!?!


Question: Can someone please explain METABOLISM to me, I don't know what it is!?!!?
What is METABOLISM!?
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It's the process of your body using "heat" (fat and calorie intake) as fuel to power your internal functions!.

For example, if you starve yourself and eat only 300 calories everyday, your metabolism (or metabolic rate) slows down!. It will start to use less energy because it thinks you're in a famine, so it adjusts accordingly to conserve energy!.

If you eat many small meals a day, your metabolic rate speeds up, because it thinks you have plenty of food sources and it doesn't need to conserve!. That's why this is the better way of losing weight - which is eating many small meals a day to trick your metabolism!.

When you eat many small meals a day, your body will use your fat as energy to fuel internal functions, as opposed to saving it when you're starving yourself, and that's how metabolism burns calories without you even exercising at all!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

the the basal metabolic rate (BMR) is how much energy your body requires just to sustain the basic life functions in a state of complete rest, i!.e!. bed rest!. it is the amount of calories that your body uses for the functioning of the vital organs, such as the heart, lungs, brain and the rest of the nervous system, liver, kidneys, sex organs, muscles and skin!.

so if a persons BMR is say 1,500 cals that's how much is needed by their body to maintain it's current weight and to keep the metabolism functioning normally if they stayed in bed for 24 hours a day!.

http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Basal_metab!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Metabolism is all the life sustaining reactions that go on within the bodys systems!. There are two types:

Catabolism: Complex substances are broke down into compounds!. The breakdown of the nutrients in food yeilds simple chemical building blocks and energy to power cell activites!.

Anabolism: Simple compounds are used to manufacture materials needed for growth, function, and repair of tissues!. Its the building phase of metabolism!.

Proper diet and exersice helps to raise your metabolism!. Helps the body use it energy more effectively!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Metabolism is a process in which you body converts the food you eat into the energy your body needs to sustain itself!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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