Metabolism Health Article

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Reviewer Info: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.; ADAM Health Illustrated Encyclopedia, 10/18/2008

Definition

Metabolism refers to all the physical and chemical processes in the body that create and use energy, such as:

Digesting food and nutrients
Eliminating waste through urine and feces
Breathing
Circulating blood
Controlling body temperature
Contracting muscles
Functioning of the brain and nerves

References

Elsas LJ. Approach to inborn errors of metabolism. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 216.

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