Meanings
comparative more hypercaloric · superlative most hypercaloric
- Extremely dense or abundant in calories.
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Metabolically-normal (n = 12) and metabolically-abnormal (n = 8) obese people, defined as having low or high intrahepatic triglyceride (IHTG) content, respectively, but matched on body mass index (BMI) and fat mass, were prescribed a hypercaloric diet for 7–8 weeks, until they gained ~6% of their initial body weight.
2015, Elisa Fabbrini, Faidon Magkos, “Hepatic Steatosis as a Marker of Metabolic Dysfunction”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 7, →DOI
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