adiposity
Americannoun
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the fact or condition of having much or too much fatty tissue in the body; obesity.
Adult weight gain and adiposity in early adulthood were associated with marked increases in the risk of major chronic diseases in middle-aged and older men.
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degree of fattiness or amount of fat, especially in a particular region of the body.
Observational studies have linked higher intakes of whole grains to lower abdominal adiposity.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of adiposity
First recorded in 1790–1800; adipos(e) ( def. ) + -ity ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Agbaje describes the adiposity rebound theory as a BMI-driven "false discovery."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 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
But though weightiness of mind is an invaluable trait, When applied to adiposity it's all the other way; And our hero was confronted with an ever-growing lack Of the necessary charger and the hygienic hack.
From Rhymes of the East and Re-collected Verses by John (AKA Dum-Dum) Kendall
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