I try to help her eat, but she often refuses, or else what she eats is applesauce and ice cream.
Metabolism is the term used collectively for all of the physical and chemical reactions in the body.
The chemical reactions of metabolism take the food we eat and transform it into fuels and building blocks for the body. These chemical reactions are necessary for providing energy for activities such as movement, and thinking, and for organ function such as digestion, and the formation of urine. These reactions are also critical for breaking down old tissue and building new tissue to replace the old tissue. The overall rate at which these reactions occur, that is, the rate at which we burn fuel for these reactions, is called our metabolic rate. Differences in RMR men and women for a given body size and composition and age are primarily under the control of hormones.