How Does Metabolism Work?
Dr. Carolyn Dean is a medical doctor and naturopath who has authored over 35 books. She explains that metabolism is the physiological process that breaks down food and converts it into energy to power the body's functions. A person's weight is determined by a combination of their calorie intake through food and drink and their physical activity level. The metabolic system mixes calories with oxygen to create energy. Even at rest, the body requires energy to perform essential processes like blood circulation, breathing, and cell repair and growth. A person's basal metabolic rate, the number of calories burned at rest, depends on factors like muscle mass, sex, age, and body composition. Additional factors that affect daily calorie burning are physical activity levels and
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- 1. Metabolism Work? Dr Carolyn Dean is a medical doctor and naturopath. She has authored and co-authored over 35 books How D oe s
- 2. 2 How Does Metabolism Work? Dr Carolyn Dean Metabolism is the physiological process that breaks down food, converting it into energy. Metabolism does not dictate how much energy a person needs to consume. Usually, their weight is dictated by a combination of calorie consumption and physical activity.
- 3. 3 The metabolic system converts food and drink into energy. During this process, calories consumed are mixed with oxygen, creating energy to fuel the body. Even while a person sleeps, their body needs energy to power physiological processes. This includes pumping blood around the body, breathing, regulating hormone levels, and growing and repairing cells. The amount of calories the body uses during a resting state is known as basal metabolic rate. Basal metabolic rate is dictated by muscle mass to a large extent, although it is also dependent on: Sex Age Body composition and size In addition to basal metabolic rate, there are two other factors that can affect how many calories the body burns: How much the body moves How the body uses food Many things can affect weight gain, including genes, lifestyle, hormones, stress and sleep. People gain weight when they eat more calories than they burn, although some people can lose weight more quickly and easily than others. Many things can affect weight gain, including genes, lifestyle, hormones, stress and sleep. People gain weight when they eat more calories than they burn, although some people can lose weight more quick- ly and easily than others.
- 4. visiting the blog of You can learn more about the impact of nutrition on human health by Dr. Carolyne Dean