2006-12-09 08:31:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
here it is,the successive transformations to which a substance is subjected from the time it enters the body to the time it or its decomposition products are excreted, and by which nutrition is accomplished and energy and living substance are provided.i guess this helps a bit to you understand about metabolism.
2006-12-09 08:46:18 · answer #1 · answered by ocean86 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your metabolism is orchestrated by your levels of specific hormones ..yr thyroid hormones are the main ones that set the rate of building up and breaking down of body cells .Metabolism is a sum total of these two processes.
2006-12-09 16:55:36 · answer #2 · answered by ms.kissel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A metabolism is the time it takes your body to break down sugar molecules.
2006-12-09 16:39:45 · answer #3 · answered by Carolina Hurricanes #1 Fan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your metabolism is your "furnace" that fuels the body. It's the rate at which food is digested and absorbed by the body.
2006-12-09 16:41:44 · answer #4 · answered by cdreed 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One's metabolisme is the rate at which the body uses energy to support all basic functions essential to sustain life, plus all energy requirements for additional activity and digestive processes.
2006-12-09 16:38:33 · answer #5 · answered by sara 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋