overfat

(ˌəʊvəˈfæt)

adj

having a higher proportion of fat in the body than is normal or healthy

References in classic literature ?

he had cheerfully taken up his familiar business, and- like a well-fed but not overfat horse that feels himself in harness and grows skittish between the shafts- he dressed up in clothes as variegated and expensive as possible, and gaily and contentedly galloped along the roads of Poland, without himself knowing why or whither.

View in context

Conversely, individuals can be overfat and not overweight, yet due to one's weight they perceive themselves as healthy.

An Examination of Estimated BMI and Perceived Wellness among Students at a Midsized Midwest University

2) In previous studies, abnormalities in body composition (sarcopenia, overfat, and sarcopenic obesity) were reported to be greater in patients with RA than controls.

Presarcopenia and its impact on disability in female patients with rheumatoid arthritis

6 Greenah Hall 198 Mechi PRIME EWES A poor show of ewes forward with overfat ewes hard to place.

MARTS

The percentages of overfat and obese together were more in group I when compared with the group II students.

Comparison of the body composition parameters in the adolescent medical and paramedical students in South India

Poor iron status is not associated with overweight or overfat in non-obese pre-menopausal women.

Increased Body Mass Index may lead to Hyperferritinemia Irrespective of Body Iron Stores

1995) Exercise intensity does not effect body composition change in untrained, moderately overfat women.

Effects of high intensity training and continuous endurance training on aerobic capacity and body composition in recreationally active runners

It appears that when used to assess individual BF%, the BMI-equations could grossly misclassify those with healthy BF% as being overfat, or those who are actually overfat as healthy.

Cross-validation of BMI-based equations for predicting percent body fat in female collegiate athletes

When cells get overfat, some scientists call them 'angry fat' because they release inflammatory proteins," explains Sheri Colberg, professor of human movement sciences at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.

Decoding diabetes

an expression used to suggest that something can be done without any difficulty INTEXTICATED - to be distracted while writing or reading a text message on a mobile phone JACKLING - in rugby the winning of the ball, by the defender's team, after a tackle and before a ruck has formed SOCCER CITY - a large football stadium in South Africa, in the Soweto area of Johannesburg; headquarters of the South African Football Association HYPNODIET - a diet that uses hypnosis to change the dieter's attitude to food and eating OVERFAT - (of a person) having too much fat in the body BIGOTGATE, Cleggmania and advertising catchphrase "simples" may not have meant much to anyone a few short years ago.

Politics, Twitter and TV add new words to the dictionary. Simples... OFFICIAL RECOGNITION FOR EXPANDING VOCABULARY

four years later: "It is hard to tolerate an overfat woman; it is absolutely impossible to look at an obese man without a feeling of disgust, because if he were living the life of a normal, healthy man, he would not be fat.

Regime change: gender, class, and the invention of dieting in post-bellum America