abdominal fat

collocation in English

meaningsofabdominalandfat

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abdominal
adjective
uk
/æbˈdɒm.ɪ.nəl/us
/æbˈdɑː.mə.nəl/
in, forming, or relating to ...
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fat
noun
uk
/fæt/us
/fæt/
the substance under the skin of humans and animals that stores energy and keeps ...
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(Definition ofabdominalandfatfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theabdominalfatpercentage (afp) was obtained by the ratio ofabdominalfatweight to total body weight.
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Waist circumference is a simple and informative measure that reflects totalabdominalfat.
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Body weight,abdominalfatweight and percentage, muscle weight and the weights of the inner organs were found to be normally distributed.
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Growth hormone, aging and frailtyabdominalfat, a rise in red cell mass, increased cerebral metabolic rate, and improved wellbeing.
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Visceral and centralabdominalfatand waist circumference show a strong association with type 2 diabetes.
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Thiazolidinediones may cause slight weight gain but decrease pathologicabdominalfat(visceral fat), and therefore may be prescribed for diabetics with central obesity.
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In addition, understanding the health issues linked with abdominal obesity can help in the self-motivation process of losing theabdominalfat.
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Another diagnosis of obesity is the analysis of intraabdominalfathaving the most risk to one's personal health.
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High-intensity exercise is one way to effectively reduce totalabdominalfat.
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The provocation of specific hormonal responses leading selectively to increases inabdominalfatis seen as a form of self-medication.
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Abdominalfatis especially active hormonally, secreting a group of hormones called adipokines that may possibly impair glucose tolerance.
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Effects of obesogens in animals are the same effects researchers see later in life for low-birth weight babies glucose intolerance and moreabdominalfat.
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Excessabdominalfatis a risk factor for developing heart disease and other obesity related diseases.
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Abdominalfathas a different metabolic profilebeing more prone to induce insulin resistance.
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It was found that the monkeys who consumed higher levels of trans fat developed moreabdominalfatthan those fed a diet rich in unsaturated fats.
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There has been an acceptance in recent years thatabdominalfatand weight around the abdomen constitute a greater health risk, commonly known as central obesity.
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