Essays About Metabolism

First of all we need to understand what ectothermic and endothermic animals are. Animals differ in their abilities to regulate body temperature (thermoregulation). We sometimes use the terms “cold-blooded” or “warm-blooded.” Most reptiles feel cold to the touch, while mammals and birds often feel warm....

Exercise Metabolism We learned earlier this semester that the endocrine and the nervous system work together to maintain homeostasis within the body. The nervous system as we learned in the previous chapters uses electrical impulses to communicate with different muscles in the body to produce...

The genus Brassica includes many species of great economic importance as a source of seed oil (B. rapa, B.oleracea, B. napus…), and are also known to be a good source of bioactive compounds such as glucosinolates, polyphenols, carotenoïds and vitamins (Valeria et al., 2013). These...

Introduction Recent studies have allowed us to come to the conclusion that we are super organisms in which microbial symbionts play essential physiological functions. The human microbiome has emerged as the crucial moderator in interactions between food and our body and can change our mind...

Phytoestrogens are a group of heterogeneous herbal substances; they are called non-steroidal estrogens or estrogen-like molecules, as their structure is comparable to 17-β-estradiol structure, phytoestrogens are diphonelic compounds however they are non-steroidal substance despite their structural resemblance with estradiol, Presently phytoestrogens group contains more than...

In the developing and developed countries science has become an indispensable factor affecting people’s physical fitness, especially the fermentation in food. Some scientists believe that fermentation will be an “excellent assistant” for each individual’s digestive system, such as improving digestive health, boosting the immune system...

Losing weight or even protecting an adequate person is a task that requires a lot of commitment because it is not so easy. This process is influenced by the metabolic rate of the individual, since people with fast metabolism, fast food and caloric therapy contribute...