The definition is tricky, but the effects of poor metabolic health are clear — and can wreak havoc on the body. By Nina Agrawal “Metabolic health” is a wellness catchphrase that is hard to escape.
As a nutritionist, I’ve noticed that many people focus on visible goals like weight loss or building muscle while overlooking one of the most important markers of long-term wellness: metabolic health.
Energy expenditure and the assessment of metabolic rate are central to understanding energy balance in human physiology. Modern measurement techniques, from indirect calorimetry to doubly labelled ...