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Metabolic Interdependence

Meaning

Metabolic Interdependence is the fundamental physiological principle describing how the various organs and tissues in the body rely on each other for the synthesis, transport, and utilization of energy substrates and hormonal signals. This interconnectedness means that the metabolic health of one system, such as the liver’s capacity for detoxification, directly influences the endocrine function of another, such as the gonads’ ability to produce sex steroids. Systemic health is predicated on the seamless, coordinated function of these interdependent metabolic pathways.