| Free energy becomes available from cellular respiration to drive metabolic processes. |
| At the same time, it stalls the metabolic processes that burn fat for fuel. |
| Compared to most raptorial birds, saw-whet owls are a very small-bodied species with high mass-specific metabolic costs. |
| Once adulthood is reached, everyone has a fairly steady rate of calorie burn-up, called the metabolic rate. |
| Obesity, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, physical inactivity and the metabolic syndrome each increased the risk for developing diabetes |
| The normal core body temperature for humans, measured rectally, depends on the environmental climate and internal metabolic function. |
