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adiposity

[ad-uh-pos-i-tee] / ˌæd əˈpɒs ɪ ti /




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Professor Marwan El Ghoch of the Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia explains that this limitation makes it difficult for BMI to accurately reflect adiposity.

From Science Daily Apr. 3, 2026

"When you have increased fat or adiposity – the term we use in the body – it can cause increased inflammation within the body," McLaughlin told Fox News Digital.

From Fox News Feb. 11, 2022

Two possible confounders are physical activity and adiposity, they add.

From Forbes Oct. 1, 2014

In contrast, exercisers lose more fat than dieters and decrease their burden of central adiposity.

From Slate Mar. 12, 2014

He was amazingly light and vigorous on his feet as he rose and hurried after Lanstron with the quick, short steps of active adiposity.

From The Last Shot by Frederick Palmer




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