metabolically
Americanadverb
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"They remain metabolically active and have an inflammatory program causing them to secrete inflammatory molecules."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
“Zero sugar doesn’t mean metabolically neutral,” Kumar said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
People who have prediabetes, Type 2 diabetes or severe obesity, for example, tend to have lower GLP-1 than those who are metabolically healthy.
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
The houses are still modest, certainly by comparison to the metabolically overwrought mansions of Beverly Hills and West L.A., but now the prices, like the views, are spectacular.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2024
“Their brains were less metabolically active,” as Dr. Strayer explains it in slightly more scientific terms.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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