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Dictionary » W » White fat White fatDefinition noun Type of adipose tissue found in mammals used to store energy and acts as thermal insulator that help maintain body temperature. Its cells have receptors for insulin, growth hormones, norepinephrine and glucocorticoids.
In humans, white fat is about 20% of the body weight in men and 25% of the body weight in women.
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Re: Stomach bloating and weight gainThis thread began years ago...as did my bloating, chronic fatigue, weight gain and general unhappiness about the lack of control I have ... anymore. There's no test that hasn't been taken. Allergens, deficiencies, white blood cells high, red normal, blood pressure low yet I'm not anemic. Nothing ...
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Re: Stomach bloating and weight gain... I am glad to find that other people have similar symptoms. I am a white female, 43 years old, and eat a healthy diet (no milk products except ... not seek medical help because I thought this was what "becoming fat" felt like. I am not suffering from constipation (though it feels ...
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Race and sound of voice.MrMistery's right about that, but the fact that blacks and whites aren't different "races" per se doesn't mean that there aren't ... and body built is another (it has been proven that white people have more fat than muscle, and since fat is lighter than muscle, it explains why white ...
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Re: Future Human Evolution... keyhole techniques. There is also the strong possibility of taking white fat cells (liposuction), converting them to heat producing brown fat cells, and reintroducing ...
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