adiposity
Excess body fat
Adiposity is the condition of having excessive body fat—a clinical or technical term for fatness.
Medical literature uses it to discuss obesity and related health risks: Central adiposity increases cardiovascular risk.
The word sounds more neutral and scientific than everyday terms like fatness or obesity.
Exceeding healthy mass
- corpulenceBodily stoutness, excess flesh
- plumpnessCondition of being full-figured
- chubbinessMild excess body fat
- pudginessState of being plump
rotundity · portliness · stoutness · paunchiness · fleshiness · bulkiness · heaviness · girth
Pancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- lipidsWater-insoluble biomolecules
- triglyceridesThree-chained fat molecules
- leptinFat-derived hunger regulator
ghrelin · cortisol · metabolism · diabetes · endocrine · pancreas · thyroid · ketosis
Adipose tissue
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- subcutaneousBelow the skin
- visceralArising from deep instinct
- lipidsWater-insoluble biomolecules
marbling · padding · insulation · flabbiness · softness · thickness · deposits · accumulation
Customary food consumption
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
- macronutrientsPrimary nutritional building blocks
- carbohydratesSugar-based energy compounds
- fatsOily organic nutrients
proteins · overeating · portion · glycemic · sugar · sedentary · lifestyle · dietary
Determining size or amount
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- imagingProducing visual representations
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
calipers · bioimpedance · anthropometry · comorbidity · cardiovascular · hypertension · treatment · bariatric
overweight
Exceeding healthy mass
- corpulenceBodily stoutness, excess flesh
- plumpnessCondition of being full-figured
- chubbinessMild excess body fat
pudginess · rotundity · portliness · stoutness · paunchiness · fleshiness · bulkiness · heaviness · girth · tubbiness
insulin
Pancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- lipidsWater-insoluble biomolecules
- triglyceridesThree-chained fat molecules
leptin · ghrelin · cortisol · metabolism · diabetes · endocrine · pancreas · thyroid · ketosis · glycogen
fat
Adipose tissue
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- subcutaneousBelow the skin
- visceralArising from deep instinct
lipids · marbling · padding · insulation · flabbiness · softness · thickness · deposits · accumulation · distribution
diet
Customary food consumption
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
- macronutrientsPrimary nutritional building blocks
- carbohydratesSugar-based energy compounds
fats · proteins · overeating · portion · glycemic · sugar · sedentary · lifestyle · dietary · restriction
measurement
Determining size or amount
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- imagingProducing visual representations
MRI · calipers · bioimpedance · anthropometry · comorbidity · cardiovascular · hypertension · treatment · bariatric · intervention
- body disordersoverweight, underweight, malnutrition, anorexia, bulimia
- body fatbody fat, fat tissue, fatty tissue, subcutaneous fat, visceral fat
- obesityobese, overweight, body mass index, BMI, body fat
- Metabolic Syndromemetabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, visceral fat, high triglycerides, hypertension
- Cardiometaboliccardiovascular risk, metabolic syndrome, heart disease, diabetes, hypertension
adiposityleanness
State of being thin
thinness · skinniness · slimness · gauntness · emaciation