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| 1.  | I have reviewed this Form 10-K of Metabolic Research, Inc.; |
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| 2.  | Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not containany untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report; |
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| 3.  | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and otherfinancial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
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| 4.  | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I areresponsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure, controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13-a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
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|   | (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused suchdisclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being  prepared; |
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|   | (b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or causedsuch internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable  assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principals; |
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|   | (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosurecontrols and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
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|   | (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant'sinternal control over financing reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the small business issuer's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and |
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| 5.  | The registrant's other certifying officers and I havedisclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
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|   | (a) | Allsignificant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonable likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
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|   | (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, thatinvolved management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. |
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| Date: October 11, 2010 | By:    | /s/  Robert Bakker |   |
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|                        |   | Robert Bakker           |   |
|                        |   | Chief Executive Officer |   |
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