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metabolic rate  

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  • Metabolism is the physical and biochemical modifications of compounds in living organisms. For human beings, metabolism primarily deals with processing food, along with the atmospheric gas oxygen, into energy needed to maintain a living state. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Metabolic Rate]

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