Despite the hype, supplements promoted as fat busters and metabolism boosters rarely significantly affect weight loss. If you want to lose weight, cutting calories from your diet and exercising ...

Metabolism refers to the chemical reactions that occur within an organism to sustain life. The reactions are divided into two categories: catabolism (the breakdown of organic matter to produce ...

Energy metabolism is the process of generating energy (ATP) from nutrients. Metabolism comprises a series of interconnected pathways that can function in the presence or absence of oxygen. Aerobic ...

Your body is smarter than your meal plan Here’s where things get interesting. Your metabolism isn’t just some simple calorie-burning machine that operates the same way regardless of what fuel ...

Medically reviewed by Aviv Joshua, MS, RDN Looking for ways to boost your metabolism naturally? While no food will magically melt fat, some spices may help you burn more calories and maintain a ...

The ice hack diet is a weight loss strategy based on the idea that cold exposure speeds metabolism and helps burn calories. However, research doesn’t necessarily suggest that it supports weight ...

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In a study recently published in the journal Nature Chemical Biology, researchers reveal that two reactive byproducts of sugar metabolism—methylglyoxal and its metabolite lactoylglutathione ...

Ferroptosis—a type of programmed cell death —occurs when the accumulation of iron triggers excessive oxidation of fats in cell membranes, ultimately causing the cell to break down. Cancer ...