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Weight Loss Basics -- Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) (Print Ready)Metabolism — Converting Food Into Energy As covered in the Tenth Article in this series, the body needs fuel and oxygen to operate, and the process by which the body changes the food you eat into energy and internal building material is called metabolism (from the Greek metabole “change”). This conversion is achieved by a complex biochemical process, where calories from carbohydrates, fats or proteins are chemically combined with oxygen to form cellular building blocks while also releasing the energy your body needs to function. Let’s take a closer look. Catabolism and Anabolism Our food consists of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, usually in the form of large, complex molecules. The body cannot build muscle, nor can it maintain organs, with the proteins it consumes, but must first break them down into amino acids, which are then combined to form proteins the body can use as building blocks. |
Secured Loans : the Safest Way to Grab Finances (Ezine Ready)You have permission to publish this article electronically or in print, free of charge, as long as you leave the article title, author name, body and resource box in tact (means NO changes) with the links made active and you agree to our posted . Use the tools below to copy the article in plain text form, or you can copy it as HTML, ready to copy and paste directly into a web page. HTML Version: Secured Loans : the Safest Way to Grab Finances Secured Loans : the Safest Way to Grab Finances Author: amenda dorothy A secured loan is a loan, where the borrower agrees to provide the lender some kind of security. In the case of secured loans in the UK, normally the security will be the property of the loan applicant. |