What is metabolism?

Metabolism is like your body’s tiny workers that help you grow, run, and even sleep.

Imagine you have a toy factory inside your body. Every time you eat a snack or drink milk, it's like sending in a new batch of toys, these are the energy your body needs to work. The tiny workers, which are called cells, take those toys apart and use them to build things, like muscles or brain power.

Your metabolism has two main jobs:

1. Breaking down food into energy, this is like taking apart a toy to see what it's made of.
2. Building up new parts of your body, this is like using the pieces from the toy to make something bigger or stronger.

Sometimes, you're playing all day and need more energy. Your tiny workers go into overdrive, breaking down food faster so you can keep running and jumping.

Other times, you’re resting or sleeping, and your workers slow down, just like when you take a break from building toys to rest your hands.

So metabolism is the teamwork of all those tiny workers, they make sure your body stays happy, healthy, and ready for anything!