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lipolysis

lipolysis

1 8.0
The body breaks down fat to make energy
  • noun
  • /laɪˈpɑːlɪsɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : lipólisis
  • As we noted before, alterations in lipolysis can be detrimental to systemic metabolism.

But resistance exercise itself facilitates lipolysis, the usage of body fat for energy.

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Examples

  • So it prevents lipolysis, which is the release of free fatty acids from your fat tissue basically.

  • Lipolysis is essential for weight management because it allows the body to convert stored fat into usable energy.

  • Key point: Anyone who takes fat-burners has to do something with that extra energy for lipolysis to occur.

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  • But resistance exercise itself facilitates lipolysis, the usage of body fat for energy.

  • Fatty acids released by lipolysis directly activate UCP1.

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  • A study was performed in 2005 by Morimoto et al., and it was concluded that raspberry ketones induce lipolysis, which may be the breaking down of fat cells.

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  • Irigaray et al. (2006) reported that PAH exposure impaired adipose tissue lipolysis and led to increased weight gain and fat mass in mice.

    Academic text (2014)
  • During exercise, the body increases lipolysis to break down fat and provide energy.

  • Understanding the role of lipolysis is crucial for optimizing fat loss during dieting.

Synonyms

fat metabolism
vslipolysis
  • Specialized
1 3.7

The way the body breaks down fat to make energy

focuses specifically on breaking fats to release energy

Antonyms

lipogenesis
  • Specialized
1 8.8

The body makes fat from other foods like carbohydrates

Surface Forms

lipolysis singular
lipolyses plural

Morphology

lipolysis = lysis (semi-transparent) = lipo + lysis

Built from the combining forms 'lipo-' (fat) + '-lysis' (breakdown); clear in scientific contexts but the combining forms are specialised and may be unfamiliar to general B1 learners.

Etymology

Lipolysis is made of two parts: lipo- meaning 'fat', as in lipid, and -lysis meaning 'to break apart', as in analysis. So lipolysis is the breaking apart of fat to release energy.