Weight Loss

Metabolism Break Down

Some know all about it, some know only that it happens in our bodies, and others have only heard the word. Most folks know a small amount about metabolism. . For those of you out there who are interested in learning a bit more, here it is! Metabolism works in our bodies to synthesize and break down food, or "purines".

They come from the food that we ingest. Before we go any further on metabolism, we should learn what Purines are. . Who thought food could have such a fancy name? Purines, by definition are "A double-ringed, crystalline organic base, C5H4N4, not known to occur naturally, from which is derived the nitrogen bases adenine and guanine, as well as uric acid as a metabolic end product."

Metabolism occurs in living organisms, to sustain life, and/or to synthesize. In humans, it does both. Now, back to metabolism. We require such things as nutrients to sustain our being, and metabolism takes these vitamins out of purines. without a metabolism, we would eat and fill up once, never have a bowel movement, and slowly decay from vitamin deficiency.

And there you have it! For you out there who you they know it all, I threw in some big words, and for you out there who don't know the first thing about metabolism, there you go! You can aquire more information on metabolism or purines from books, internet sources, or you doctor.