fat-to-lean ratio

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• Fat over lean — refers to the principle, in oil painting, of applying paint with a higher oil to pigment ratio ( fat ) over paint with a lower oil to pigment ratio ( lean ) to ensure a stable paint film. Oil paint dries at different rates due to the differing… …   Wikipedia

• lean — lean1 /leen/, v., leaned or (esp. Brit.) leant; leaning; n. v.i. 1. to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window. 2. to incline, as in a particular direction; slant: The post leans to the left. The building leaned… …   Universalium

• lean — I [[t]lin[/t]] v. leaned (esp. brit.)leant, lean•ing, 1) to incline or bend from a vertical position: to lean out the window[/ex] 2) to incline, as in a particular direction; slant: The post leans to the left[/ex] 3) to incline in feeling,… …   From formal English to slang

• Body fat meter — A body fat meter is a widely available tool used to measure the percentage of fat in the human body. Different meters use various methods to determine the body fat to weight ratio.In contrast with clinical tools, one relatively inexpensive type… …   Wikipedia

• Waist–hip ratio — Measurement of waist hip ratio: In a lean person (left), the waist can be measured at its narrowest point, while for a person with convex waist (right), it may be measured at about one inch[1] above the navel. The hip is measured at its widest… …   Wikipedia

• Brain to body mass ratio — (also known as the Encephalization Quotient or EQ) is a rough estimate of the possible intelligence of an organism.It is defined as the ratio of the actual brain mass to the expected brain mass of a typical animal that size, EQ=m(brain)/Em(brain) …   Wikipedia

• hypogonadotropic amenorrhea — amenorrhea caused by failure to maintain a critical body fat to lean ratio, resulting in hypothalamic suppression; seen most often in women who engage in strenuous exercise, such as athletes, dancers, and those who are excessively weight… …   Medical dictionary

• Human chorionic gonadotropin — chorionic gonadotropin, alpha polypeptide Identifiers Symbol CGA Alt. symbols FSHA, GPHa, GPHA1, HCG, LHA, TSHA …   Wikipedia

• Zone diet — The Zone diet is a diet popularized in books by biochemist Barry Sears. It advocates consuming calories from carbohydrates, protein and fat in a ratio of 40%/30%/30%. [ [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,257620,00.html FOXNews.com Mexico s Half …   Wikipedia

• Adipose tissue — For the Doctor Who creatures, see List of Doctor Who monsters and aliens#Adipose. Adipose tissue is one of the main types of connective tissue. In histology, adipose tissue or body fat or fat depot or just fat is loose connective tissue composed… …   Wikipedia

• pork — porkish, porklike, adj. porkless, adj. /pawrk, pohrk/, n. 1. the flesh of hogs used as food. 2. Informal. appropriations, appointments, etc., made by the government for political reasons rather than for public benefit, as for public buildings or… …   Universalium