Often used in health, fitness, and diet discussions to explain how bodies burn calories. His metabolic rate increased after he started interval training.
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Medical Contexts
Common in medical texts to describe or diagnose conditions affecting energy use. She was diagnosed with a metabolic disorder that affected her growth.
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Disease Understanding
Helps understand diseases influenced by how our body processes food and energy. Diabetes is a metabolic disease that impacts blood sugar regulation.