Metabolism Quotations

While weight loss is important, what's more important is the quality of food you put in your body - food is information that quickly changes your metabolism and genes.

I eat healthy, but that doesn't mean I don't enjoy myself. I eat ice cream and chocolate, as my metabolism is pretty fast because I work out so much.

The idea behind diet confusion is, you have to keep your body off-kilter. So by changing the type of foods that you eat, the frequency of the foods that you eat, you can keep your metabolism revved up.

The body responds to a calorie deficit by slowing down the metabolism and burning muscle tissue. That leads to weakness, sluggishness, slow times. In girls, it can also result in cessation of menstrual periods, which in turn leads to loss of bone density and frequent stress fractures.

The human brain is at particularly high risk for damage by free radicals because of its high degree of metabolism compared to other tissues, while lacking the levels of antioxidant protection found elsewhere in the body.

I used to skip breakfast, but eating gets my metabolism going, so I burn more calories all day.

I am vegetarian. I have a sweet tooth, so I try and avoid desserts. I binge maybe once a month. I eat every two hours, whether it is a Marie biscuit or just a slice of apple. As a result, my metabolism has improved, and this is a huge contributor to weight loss.

There is a moment when you get older when your metabolism slows down and you don't feel like working out any more, so you don't want to keep yourself fit any more, but that's your decision. Why should you be judged for it?

They have been deprived nutritionally, or some illness has not been picked up, or they have not been screened for vision or hearing defects, or they have not had some kind of a chronic illness or error of metabolism picked up.

I have an enormous metabolism, so I'm lucky.

I think I must have a super-fast metabolism.

As you get older, your metabolism slows down. You've got to admit it. It's nothing to be ashamed of if you have lived your life to the full.

I'm lucky I have good metabolism and I'm very grateful for that.

Losing all that weight really does mess up your metabolism up. After we finished filming I put on a stone in less than a week. That's not normal.

One of the most important reasons for this is that as you increase muscle and lose fat you increase your metabolism - the rate you burn calories. The more muscle you have, the more efficient and effective your metabolism. That not only helps you lose weight, it helps you keep the weight off.

Because seniors have the differences with metabolism changing, bone density, decreasing muscle tone, these (informative talks) are all different things that center around keeping the bones and muscles healthy.

It can lower our metabolism by 30 percent. That?s not what you want to do if you?re trying to lose weight.

It is no doubt technically possible to study metabolism and respiration of fishes during swimming at a constant rate, and of certain insects and birds during flight, and to obtain information similar to that obtained on man during work on a bicycle ergometer or a treadmill.

Our body's natural detoxification system is designed to support our health by eliminating waste products from our metabolism and from environmental toxins. Like any other hardworking system, it needs periodic rest and support to continue functioning optimally. This program will teach you how to rest and restore your body's natural detoxification abilities.

That energy conservation helps every animal that we know of. In virtually all of our participants, the rate of metabolism went down, even when they were sleeping.

My Ph.D. thesis concerned the metabolic mechanism by which the end product of nitrogen metabolism in the earthworm is switched from ammonia to urea during starvation. I remember spending my nights collecting over 5,000 worms from the University campus green.

'The 17 Day Diet' keeps your body and metabolism guessing. I call this 'body confusion.'

Most health professionals don't factor in differences in metabolism when recommending a calorie restricted diet, but knowing your metabolic rate can help you to succeed,

Every woman has a different metabolism and different genetics, so rather than compete with one another, concentrate on yourself and be the best you can be.

When I start training, I get very serious and focused about it. I probably train 4-5 days a week, and I eat probably eat 5-8 small meals a day to keep my metabolism going.

We think it kick-starts your metabolism because you've eaten something. When you get to lunch you're not starving and you can make reasonable choices for lunch and dinner.

Bob has a terrific metabolism for that job, ... He may not have been the exciting choice, given all of the drama that surrounded the whole issue of succession. But I think he is absolutely the right choice. He knows that company inside and out.

Biological energy comes from the sun. Light energy harvested by photosynthesis in chloroplasts and phototropic bacteria becomes stored in carbohydrates and fats. This stored energy can be released by oxidative metabolism in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and used as fuel for other biological processes.

Preferentially, as long as blood flows normal, the preferred fuel would be fatty acid. On the other hand, if you have decreased blood flow, the heart cleverly switches metabolism from fatty acid to sugar or glucose.

A fundamental premise in cancer therapy is trying to identify how the metabolism of cancer cells differs from normal tissue. When differences are identified, it often paves the way for treatments that will disrupt the cancer's metabolism while sparing normal tissue.

The metabolism of the oil industry picks up pretty smartly when oil gets above $40 a barrel. It's fair to say there are a lot of bottlenecks in the oil and gas industry, so in many ways it's ripe for investment.

Instead of trying to increase your metabolism with the goal of losing weight, try to slow your metabolism with a low-calorie, high-nutrient diet for a longer, healthier life.

the metabolism of a consumer society requires it continually to eat and excrete, every day throwing itself away in plastic bags.

Nothing in life is certain except death, taxes, and the second law of thermodynamics.

I'm very lucky with my metabolism.

I think the older you get the harder it is to [lose] probably. Your metabolism slows down, whatever, but I'm a pretty active person.

Regardless of your metabolism, if you stop consuming so many calories, you will lose weight.

Everybody needs a hug. It changes your metabolism.