adipose tissue
noun
: connective tissue in which fat is stored and which has the cells distended by droplets of fat
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Females also have less skeletal mass and more adipose tissue (body fat) than men.
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Patty Weasler, Rn, Bsn, Verywell Health, 16 Oct. 2024
Their findings suggest that differences in how the liver and adipose tissue store nutrients drive these differences in metabolism between the sexes.
—New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2024
The researchers took samples of fat tissue from each person’s belly just under the skin—a type of fat called subcutaneous adipose tissue—and measured the amount of blood flow, markers of inflammation, and the rigidity and fibrousness of the tissue.
—Lauryn Higgins, Health, 1 Oct. 2024
That’s because if a person gains fat and the body can’t store it in subcutaneous fat cells, it gets stored as a more dangerous type of adipose tissue called visceral fat.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2024
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Patty Weasler, Rn, Bsn, Verywell Health, 16 Oct. 2024
Their findings suggest that differences in how the liver and adipose tissue store nutrients drive these differences in metabolism between the sexes.
—New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2024
The researchers took samples of fat tissue from each person’s belly just under the skin—a type of fat called subcutaneous adipose tissue—and measured the amount of blood flow, markers of inflammation, and the rigidity and fibrousness of the tissue.
—Lauryn Higgins, Health, 1 Oct. 2024
That’s because if a person gains fat and the body can’t store it in subcutaneous fat cells, it gets stored as a more dangerous type of adipose tissue called visceral fat.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2024
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