carbohydrate metabolism; sugar metabolism
Medical term referring to the biochemical processes by which the body breaks down and utilizes sugars and carbohydrates.
Abnormalities in carbohydrate metabolism can cause diabetes.
この研究は糖代謝のメカニズムを解明することを目的としている。
This research aims to elucidate the mechanism of sugar metabolism.
糖質 means carbohydrates or saccharides as substances, whereas 糖代謝 refers to the metabolic process involving them.
Compound of 糖 (tō, 'sugar') and 代謝 (taisha, 'metabolism').