metabolism
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This can boost our metabolism, which may aid in long-term weight maintenance.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
More and more, diners are leaning into “proteinmaxxing,” the viral health trend that promotes increased protein intake with the goal of boosting metabolism, decreasing appetite and increasing muscle mass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Using a mouse model, the researchers combined several experimental approaches while tracking body weight, food consumption, metabolism, and energy expenditure during semaglutide treatment.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
Using isotope tracing in mice, rats and human cells, the researchers found that mammalian metabolism can produce many indole and phenol metabolites on its own.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
Some of these are normal by-products of metabolism, which the liver swiftly and efficiently makes harmless by withdrawing their nitrogen.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
However, once temperatures rose, their slow metabolisms could no longer keep up.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
The higher temperatures promote algae growth by allowing their metabolisms to shift into overdrive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
Smaller animals also typically require more nutrient-dense food than larger ones, because they have faster metabolisms and consume more energy per unit of body mass.
From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2024
Additionally, they discovered diverse viral communities and uncovered 13 types of AMGs that help regulate the metabolisms of their host.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 29, 2024
Invariably, on other planets, that has meant higher metabolisms in the fauna.
From The Test Colony by Winston K. Marks
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