Definition of "metabolically" [metabolically]

• In a metabolic manner. (adverb)
• Concerning metabolism. (adverb)

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• "So your body responds metabolically, that is, your body responds to the idea of scarcity of food by slowing down your metabolism in the way your cells respond to stimulation."
• "In a long-term study that included more than 1,300 obese patients between the ages of 28 to 75, researchers identified 90 study participants who they characterized as metabolically healthy - or lacking risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or history of heart disease."
• "All obese patients were classified as metabolically unhealthy, meaning they had high fasting glucose, high blood pressure and/or high triglyceride/HDL cholesterol ratios using cut-off points adapted from the International Diabetes Federation worldwide consensus definition of the metabolic syndrome, 2006."