Anabolism and Catabolism
Adult tissue quality and long-term health depend on the balance between building and breakdown. The article rejects the idea that growth is always good and breakdown is always bad. The body cycles between anabolism, which builds tissue, an…
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Adult tissue quality and long-term health depend on the balance between building and breakdown. The article rejects the idea that growth is always good and breakdown is always bad. The body cycles between anabolism, which builds tissue, and catabolism, which breaks tissue down. Healthy bone requires breakdown of old scaffolding followed by deposition and remineralization. Many common adult diseases are framed as failures of the body's breakdown processes.