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What is a dogs metabolism?

An animals Metabolism is their energy level and how quickly or slowly they digest the food they eat. Every living animal has a metabolism, humans do too. It refers to how quic…kly you or a dog or an animal "metabolizes" it's food- meaning how quickly their bodies use or "burn up" the energy that their food gives them. Some people are just born with slow metabolisms, so their bodies take longer to digest whatever they eat. Also when you have a slow metabolism you tend to have low energy and when you have low energy you tend to not want to do anything. you just want to lie around and sleep alot. When you don't move around a lot or exercise you won't burn off many calories, so you will have much more body fat and it will be harder for you to lose weight. Dogs and people are generally born with faster metabolisms and (just like any other animal) as they grow older and older their metabolism sloooooows down. So if you get a puppy or even a dog thats a couple years old, they're probably a high energy dog that always wants to play. These younger dogs need to eat more than older dogs (Say a small meal 2 to 3 times a day. Where as an old dog may only eat once or twice.) Obviously it also depends on the weight and the breed AND HOW MUCH you feed them. I say generally it's MUCH better to feed your dog a couple smaller meals rather than one large meal. For some reason some people that think it's just fine to feed the dog ONCE a day, and that's that! But it makes no sense because say you feed your dog in the evening, by noon the next day he/she is going to be STARVING, but the poor dog has got to wait another 5 or 6 hrs to be fed! Its spending most of it's day thinking about eating because it's so hungry rather than thinking about doggy stuff....it's insane! outside ) The younger dogs use up and burn off the food they eat a lot faster because they're moving around so much. They also need lots of nutrients and vitamans to help support their growing bodies. If the young dogs didn't get the proper food with all the vitamans and minerals that's made for them they'd have no energy so they wouldn't be able to keep on growing and keep on playing. They would be unhealthy and their bodies wouldn't be able to protect against viruses and other illnesses. So thats what it is......a dogs metabolism can be slow or fast depending on how slowly or how fast the dog metabolizes their food (converts their food into energy). Hope that I explained it in a way that you understand. (MORE)

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Sentence of metabolism?

Here is a sentence with the word metabolism, "There are certain enzymes that are essential for metabolism to take place." This is one of the digestive processes.

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Do viruses have a metabolism?

Viruses do not have their own metabolism , and require a host cell to make new products.

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What is metabolism?

Answer The Scientific definition of metabolism is the rate in which the body makes or breaks chemical bonds. Metabolism is the rate in which one's body burns off a…nd utilizes calories. Everyone has a set metabolic rate that is typically determined by one's genetics. Yet, that rate can be changed through exercise which will increase one's metabolism. Generally speaking, one would hope to have a higher metabolic rate so that the consumed calories will burn off quicker and will not become fat in the process. When it comes to weight loss and dieting, one word that you hear often is "metabolism." But what is a metabolism, and how does it play a role in your weight loss goals and what is its value to you? First let me give you the commonly accepted definition of what a metabolism is. The word metabolism is derived from the Greek language. And it means "change" or "transformation". For our purposes of body function, metabolism is the amount of energy or calories your body burns to maintain vital functions. At every moment, be it sleeping, shopping or exercising, your body is constantly burning calories. It needs fuel just as a car needs fuel to power itself. Your metabolism is the regulator and manager of your body's fuel. Now here's where it really gets interesting. Your metabolism is affected by your body composition. In plain English, this means the amount of muscle you have compared to the amount of fat you have on your body. This comparison is important because your muscle tissue burns or uses up more calories to maintain itself than fat does. That being, people who have a lot of muscle on them or mostly muscle on their frame, tend to have a higher metabolism than others who have more fat. So why should this matter to you? Consider this: Take two people who have the same height and weight. Let's say one exercises on a regular basis with weights plus she does aerobic exercises and she has a low percentage of body fat. The other woman, never exercises, and has more fat on her frame. The first woman will have a higher metabolism than the second one will. Because of this, the first woman will find it much easier to maintain her figure and will not pad on much fat to her body. However the second woman will find that gaining more fat and consequently weight will come much easier and that's why her weight will balloon at a much faster pace. Ask yourself this question: Which woman would you rather be? By now you're probably wondering how you could increase your metabolic rate. That's a good question. Here's a simple formula for making it happen. First you'd begin to start exercising and you'd stop the dieting. Keep in mind that if you haven't exercised in a long time, you'll want to first check with a doctor to make sure your body can handle it. Next, you'll want to begin to increase your muscle mass by lifting weights, using weight machines, rubberband, or exertubes. The key idea here is to engage in what's called resistance exercise. And to build your cardio while burning off unwanted fat, you'll want to do some aerobic exercise - 3 times a week for longer than 20 minutes. That's the average for a lot of people. Examples of aerobic exercise would be walking, jogging, treadmills, step aerobics, biking and swimming. The key thing is that you increase your heart rate into your target zone and keep it there for a set time. You'll want to talk to a personal fitness trainer, doctor or physician about this. The next thing to consider is that you need to eat the right foods in the right amounts. Ideally you want to eat foods that are lower in fat. However, it's important to eat olive oil and fish, which contains healthy oils. Of course you can look at product labels to see how much fat content there is in the product. It's important to note that some people were born with a faster metabolism than others. That's why they can eat and eat some more and they rarely gain any weight. While other people are hard-wired for a slower metabolism. But with the right program, you can certainly speed up your metabolism and the benefits are definitely worth it. So what is a metabolism? Now you know the answer to that question and you have the key to slimming your body. this helped I hope this helped The word metabolism is most commonly used when referring to the process of food breaking down into energy. (MORE)

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What is aerobic metabolism?

metabloism that is the presence of oxygen. Aerobic metabolism include glucose, fatty acids and amino acids are completely broken down to from carbon dioxide and water to p… (MORE)

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What is endergonic metabolism?

Endergonic denotes a process that takes in energy, as opposed to exergonic, which denotes a process that releases energy. So endergonic metabolism would be the stage of metabo… (MORE)

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What is your metabolism?

Metabolism refers to all the physical and chemical processes in the body that convert or use energy, such as: BreathingCirculating bloodControlling body temperatureContractin… (MORE)

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How is creatine metabolized?

The metabolism of creatine consists of the cyclization of creatine forming creatinine. This process of degradation is spontaneous and non-enzymatic.

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What is the definition of metabolism?

Webster's Definition: the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy… (MORE)

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Metabolism can be categorized?

Metabolism is categorized as either anabolism or catabolism. Anabolism is the building up of molecules, tissues, etc whereas catabolism is the breaking down of molecules, tiss… (MORE)