Nomen

der Metabolismus

metabolism

Ein schneller Metabolismus verbrennt mehr Kalorien.

A fast metabolism burns more calories.

Sport kurbelt den Metabolismus an.

Sport boosts the metabolism.

((the metabolism)) the metabolism Sport stimulates the metabolism.

Stoffwechsel (synonym)

From Greek 'metabolē' (change) + '-ismos' (process). It refers to the chemical processes of change in the body.

Sounds very similar to the English 'metabolism'. Think of 'meta' as in 'metamorphosis' (change).

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