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Which of the following terms represents a positive nitrogen balance, in which the body produces more protein than it breaks down and which occurs in times of growth such as childhood, pregnancy, recovery from illness, and in response to resistance training when overloading the muscles promotes protein synthesis

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Anabolism

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Anabolism is a type of biochemical reaction that makes up metabolism, the other one is catabolism. Anabolism builds complex molecules from simpler ones, while catabolism breaks them down.

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