biological process biological_process food component metabolization ENPADASI_WP4 Sum of the chemical changes occurring to nutrients and food component within the body. Changes can be anabolic (constructive) or catabolic (destructive). Anabolism converts simpler compounds into organized substances that the body can use. Catabolism converts more organized substances into simpler compounds. In the oxidative or energetic catabolism, this is coupled with the production of ATP