metabolic syndrome, obesity

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metabolism 新陳代謝

IN BRIEF: The process in all plants and animals by which food is changed into energy, new cells, and waste products.

Of all the unexpected qualities of an unexpected universe, the sheer organizing power of animal and plant metabolism is one of the most remarkable. — Loren Eiseley (1907-1977)

metabolic

(mĕt'ə-bŏl'ĭk) adj.

Of, relating to, or resulting from metabolism.

[Greek metabolikos, changeable, from metabolē, change. See metabolism.]

m. syndrome — characterized by hypertension, insulin resistance, an abnormal plasma lipid profile, and obesity.

メタボリックシンドローム（内臓脂肪症候群）：「メタボの罠」（大櫛陽一著）

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