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met·a·bol·ic

(mĕt′ə-bŏl′ĭk)

adj.

Of, relating to, or resulting from metabolism.

[Greek metabolikos, changeable, from metabolē, change; see metabolism.]

met′a·bol′i·cal·ly adv.

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metabolically - involving metabolism; "metabolically important substances"

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Dannenberg acknowledges that it can be disheartening for normal-weight women to learn that they may be metabolically obese and at a higher risk of breast cancer.

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Metabolically healthy women who are obese are at higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease compared to women of normal weight, researchers say.

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The study conducted on mice showed that animals fed on ketogenic diets appear metabolically healthy in the fasted state after 3 days of dietary challenge, whereas obesogenic high-fat diet fed animals showed elevated insulin levels,reported health news.

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"We're showing that individuals with metabolically healthy obesity are actually not at an elevated mortality rate.

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"Fit but fat" is sometimes referred to as metabolically healthy obesity (MHO), meaning overweight but lacking other cardiovascular (CV) risk factors.