weight Archives - Healthhype https://healthhype.com/tag/weight Current Health Articles on Symptoms, Diseases and Treatment Mon, 25 Aug 2014 20:59:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://healthhype.com/wp-content/uploads/logoicon.png weight Archives - Healthhype https://healthhype.com/tag/weight 32 32 Metabolism and Basal Metabolic Rate Explained https://healthhype.com/metabolism-and-basal-metabolic-rate-explained.html https://healthhype.com/metabolism-and-basal-metabolic-rate-explained.html#respond Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:57:51 +0000 http://www.healthhype.com/?p=16649 There is no single strict definition for ‘life’ or ‘living’ but one of the criteria is a metabolism. In order to function from the cellular level and as a whole multicellular organism, trillions of chemical processes have to continue efficiently – in a systematic and continuous manner. In the process it needs fuel (food) and an oxidant (oxygen) in addition to all the other chemicals (nutrients) that are needed for every activity in the human body. What is metabolism? Metabolism is a collective term for all the chemical processes in every cell in the body. It is essentially the sum of all these processes. The body’s processes are essential to conduct a wide variety of functions but the ultimate goal is to sustain life. The chemical processes utilizes energy and also gives off energy usually in the form of heat. What is the metabolic rate? The metabolic rate is the amount of heat that is generated during the various chemical processes. It is proportional to the energy utilized – some energy will be used in other forms like mechanical energy (for example when walking) while the rest will be dissipated as heat. A person with a higher metabolic rate will [...]

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