How digestion affects metabolism

Somehow it seems that increasing your metabolism has only recently become more newsworthy even though it’s something we’ve actually been doing since birth. Without metabolism, you would fail to exist, as your body would die if you have no metabolic rate.

I mention this since the focus has been more so on increasing metabolism, but less focus on the process that takes place before metabolism, which is actually the process of digesting the food that you eat. Every time you eat, your body has to first digest the food; and as a result, it leads to metabolism.

When your body begins to digest food, it begins the process of metabolism. After you’ve devoured food, your body goes through the process of separating the proteins and turning them into amino acids. The fat content is turned into fatty acids; and if any carbohydrates are present, those are turned into sugar or glucose.

Along with the glucose, the acids can be used as a source of energy for your body. The compounds within your blood interact with cells, and in turn, these cells go through the process of speeding up your metabolism by giving you the energy your body needs. While this digestion is taking place, your body either stores it or it’s released for your body to engage in activity.

This process is repeated whenever you eat, that’s why it’s been noted by many doctors that actually eating several smaller meals per day increases your metabolic rate, rather than eating a few large meals with long breaks in between the consumption of a meal. The constant work by your body to go through the digestion process for the breakdown of the food keeps your metabolism active, thus increasing the metabolic rate.

Obviously, the foods you eat do play a role in this as well, so it’s important that you eat foods that are known to aid in speeding up your metabolism. When eating regularly and ensuring the foods are easy to digest and process, you are increasing your overall metabolism.
Above all else, you can clearly see that digestion and metabolism go hand in hand. There is no metabolism without digestion, as that’s how the process of metabolism is started.