It is generally believed that metabolic health is the “absence of metabolic disease” such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension and heart disease.
A well-balanced metabolic system that can regulate blood sugar, blood pressure, triglyceride and cholesterol levels is considered metabolically healthy.
Factors that are known to influence metabolic health include:
Food and nutrition
Physical activity and movement patterns
Restorative sleep
Environmental health
Reduction in addictive substances/behaviours
Mental and emotional wellbeing
These factors play a role in metabolic health as they all have the ability to influence hormonal responses in the body which lead to changes in metabolic processes. For example, your body's ability to process carbohydrates is dependent on insulin response and the cells ability to uptake the available glucose in an appropriate manner.