Half the population has the old hunter-gatherer genes for metabolizing glucose. This explains why diets are pure nonsense.
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Metabolizing
Synonyms for "metabolizing" (11 found)
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6 entriesbiochemical processbiochemical transformationbiological processenzyme catalyzed reactionmetabolic termphysiological process
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14 entriesCYP450 catalysisPhase I metabolismPhase II metabolismbeta-oxidationcarbohydrate metabolismdrug metabolismglucuronidationglycolysislipid metabolismlipolysismetabolic pathwaymetabolic ratemetabolic turnoverprotein metabolism
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12 entriesdrug metabolizing enzymesmetabolizing cellsmetabolizing enzymesmetabolizing fatsmetabolizing glucosemetabolizing pathwaymetabolizing pathwaysmetabolizing ratemetabolizing substratemetabolizing substratesmetabolizing tissuemetabolizing tissues
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A week after landing, soil samples were put through this barrage of tests to look for evidence of life: mainly carbon molecules and gases released by organisms metabolizing a variety of nutrients that had been added to the soil.
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