Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Metabolism

Metabolism is the integrated set of enzyme-catalyzed biochemical reactions by which organisms convert nutrients into energy, build and break down macromolecules, and maintain homeostasis. It comprises catabolic pathways that release energy from carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins and anabolic pathways that synthesiz…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 74× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2379-7835

Overview

Metabolism is the integrated set of enzyme-catalyzed biochemical reactions by which organisms convert nutrients into energy, build and break down macromolecules, and maintain homeostasis. It comprises catabolic pathways that release energy from carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins and anabolic pathways that synthesize cellular constituents, regulated by hormones, substrate availability, and gene expression. In nutritional science, metabolism links dietary intake to physiological outcomes, governing how nutrients influence body composition, glycemic and lipid control, inflammation, and disease risk. The peer-reviewed work in this area reflects these concerns, including the effects of omega-3 fatty acids such as DHA and EPA on serum triglycerides and adipose-tissue inflammation, the role of nutritional antioxidants in oxidative processes and biological aging, epigenetic mechanisms linking nutrition to gene regulation, the metabolic handling of dietary phosphate, the contribution of biogenic amines in nutrition toxicology, dietary regimens for the reversal of obesity, and altered cellular metabolism in malignancy. Studies of plant-derived agents on glucose regulation and of low energy intake on metabolic function extend this scope. Methods span clinical and observational nutrition studies, biochemical and metabolic profiling, and mechanistic investigation of nutrient-gene and nutrient-enzyme interactions. This body of research treats metabolism as the central interface through which diet exerts its effects on health, disease, and aging.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2015

Epigenetics and Nutrition

Kenneth LundstromCorresponding author
Exact topic International Journal of Nutrition Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-14-603

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 74 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Nov 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Metabolism, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Nutrition (ISSN 2379-7835).

Journal editorial board
Christopher Ochner · United States Alicja Kuban-Jankowska · Poland Angel Catala · Argentina

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