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The reason whymeasuring the body temperature is a good way to measure the metabolic rate.

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Metabolism is the sum of all reactions thattake place in the body and it includes both anabolism and catabolism. Anabolism is a building up process, which requires energy to form large complex substances from simple ones. Catabolism is a breaking down process, which releases energy by breaking chemical bonds present in complex substances to result in simple ones. Metabolic rate is the total amount of energy expended by the body to carry out all the processes or reactions and the unit of metabolic rate is Calorie or kilocalorie.

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