Definitions

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  • noun adipose tissue

Etymologies

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body +‎ fat

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Examples

  • Ryan Reynolds sigh in the atrocious 'Blade Trinity' had this sort of physique with only 3% bodyfat, which is classed as malnutrition.

    Those Abs Just CAN'T Be Real! 2006

  • The way your body stores this energy is called bodyfat, and your body loves it.

    EzineArticles 2010

  • Check out all the images ever made of him and he's at least 235lbs+ at under 10 percent bodyfat.

    John Krasinski is the Top Choice for Captain America? | /Film 2010

  • Mike Hansberry says: whit: i have to agree. 33+ standard deviations difference? noWAY. the sad thing is that people are so unfamiliar with basic math concepts that they can read something like that and not go “WTF?” it is as unbelievable as a statement like “in 2 days, mary gained 350 lbs of bodyfat”. people would go WTF? if they saw that, and rightly so

    The Volokh Conspiracy » The “Racist” Charge 2010

  • I do 100 crunches and planks every day, got myself down to 12% bodyfat, cycle 100 miles a week and have a full head of hair and you guys think Kaus is cute?

    Mickey Kaus asks "Does she know the guy?" Ann Althouse 2009

  • I do 100 crunches and planks every day, got myself down to 12% bodyfat, cycle 100 miles a week and have a full head of hair and you guys think Kaus is cute

    Mickey Kaus asks "Does she know the guy?" Ann Althouse 2009

  • So the obvious understanding of 'eat X number of calories and put out X number of ergs, and you will lose X weight of bodyfat in X amount of time' is well-intended but assumes the human body is a simple Newtonian machine, which it isn't.

    Why Live? Steven Barnes 2009

  • Thus, while approbation for the less fit is a great idea, the actions that would be required to get a *true* measure of one's fitness going into the eventgetting someone to step on a scale, bodyfat composition testing, etc would probably deter many from participating.

    Economics and charity runs, Eric Crampton | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • You can have a bodyfat percentage less than somebody who just won the Mr. Olympia contest and be considered obese or even morbidly obese, using nothing but a height/weight ratio.

    Why Live? Steven Barnes 2009

  • In general, less caloric input and more energy output will reduce bodyfat.

    Why Live? Steven Barnes 2009

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