metabolism

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

Despite those uncertainties, the researchers suggest: "Collectively, our findings provide robust evidence supporting a gut-muscle axis in which R inulinivorans positively modulates muscle metabolism and muscle strength."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026

These steroid hormones are important for metabolism, immune activity, and the body's response to stress.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026

AbuSalim, Rabinowitz and their colleagues found that these proteins are processed by gut microbes and can alter both the makeup of the microbiome and the host's metabolism.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026

Whatever may have happened in his developing brain, it proved beneficial to his metabolism: from that two and a half days he gained an iron health.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

Fish, mobile snails, sea urchins, and bivalves such as clams, oysters, and mussels all require faster metabolisms to support movement and, in many cases, predatory lifestyles.

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

The authors also contest Herculano-Houzel's assumption that one can predict different dinosaurs' metabolisms, aging rates and other life history traits based on the existing data.

From Salon ● May 4, 2024

Invariably, on other planets, that has meant higher metabolisms in the fauna.

From The Test Colony by Winston K. Marks