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Metabolism is the collection of chemical reactions in an organism that sustain life. The three main functions of metabolism are: the conversion of energy in food into energy that can be used to run cellular processes; the conversion of food into the building blocks of proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, and some carbohydrates; and the elimination of metabolic waste products.