Subcutaneous Fat: Subcutaneous fat is found just beneath the skin as opposed to visceral fat which is found in the peritoneal cavity. Subcutaneous fat can be measured using body fat calipers giving a rough estimate of total body adiposity.

 

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Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Fatty acids which may have health benefits including protection against heart disease, asthma, cancer, arthritis and other disorders.

Godfather Offer: An individual's or institution's financial objective.

Fats: 1. Triglycerides that are solid at room temperature. 2. A legendary pool player from Minnesota?

Fatty Acid: A fat-soluble organic acid.

File Allocation Table (FAT): Basically this is a table of contents in a directory that tells the computer what all is in there. Look at your Netscape cache, you'll see a FAT. It'll be the first file.

Polyunsaturated Fat: A fat in which there are two or more links in the chain of carbon atoms that can be opened to accept hydrogen atoms.