metabolic changes
Internal chemistry adjustments
Metabolic changes are alterations in the body's chemical processes that convert food to energy and build or break down tissues.
The phrase appears often in medical and fitness contexts: Aging brings metabolic changes that make weight harder to lose.
Pregnancy, illness, exercise, and medication can all trigger metabolic changes.
- energy balanceIntake versus expenditure ratio
- caloric intakeEnergy consumed through eating
- calorie deficitIntake below expenditure
- energy expenditurePower used by activity
- glycolysisGlucose metabolism producing ATP
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- agingaging process, aging body, biological age, aging workforce, aging parents
- hormonal changesmenopause, andropause, perimenopause, low testosterone, hypogonadism
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