"Most people would like to have more energy and be leaner, says Prof David Ray, an endocrinologist at the University of Oxford who also provides NHS services. There is a connection between how we choose to live, what our bodies look and feel like, and the hormones that are going around the body. What endocrinologists deal with is disorders of either a lack of hormones, or too much of a hormone. Hormones impact almost all bodily functions, from skin, to the gut, to our moods."
"Metabolic rate refers to metabolism, which describes how the body uses different components from the foods that we eat and turns those into all the various things that it needs to fuel the body, build proteins and other essential molecules, says Dr David Cavan, a consultant endocrinologist specialising in diabetes and weight management at University Hospitals Dorset and the London Diabetes Centre, and author of A Guide to Weight Loss Injections, published on 29 January."
Hormones connect lifestyle choices to body composition, energy levels and many bodily functions including skin, gut and mood. Hormonal disorders arise from either deficiencies or excesses of specific hormones. Hormone levels fluctuate throughout the day with factors such as food intake and stress. Metabolic rate describes how the body converts food components into fuel, structural molecules and other essentials. A slower metabolic rate uses less energy and predisposes to weight gain. Insulin regulates glucose metabolism but acts as a fat-storage hormone; chronically high insulin slows metabolism, raises disease risk and encourages further weight gain.
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