Adipose tissue (also known as body fat or simply fat) is a loose connective tissue composed mostly of adipocytes. It also contains the stromal vascular fraction (SVF) of cells including preadipocytes, fibroblasts See more

A body fat meter is a tool used to measure the body fat to weight ratio in the human body. Different meters use various methods to determine the ratio. They tend to under-read body fat percentage.
In contrast with clinical tools like DXA and underwater weighing See more

• Diagrammatic sectional view of the skin (magnified)
• White adipose tissue in paraffin section
• Electronic instrument of body fat meter See more

• Stock MJ, Cinti S (2003). "Adipose Tissue / Structure and Function of Brown Adipose Tissue". Encyclopedia of Food Sciences and Nutrition. pp. … See more

Free fatty acids (FFAs) are liberated from lipoproteins by lipoprotein lipase (LPL) and enter the adipocyte, where they are reassembled into triglycerides by esterifying them … See more

Within the fat (adipose) tissue of CCR2 deficient mice, there is an increased number of eosinophils, greater alternative Macrophage activation, and a propensity towards type 2 cytokine expression. Furthermore, this effect was exaggerated when the mice … See more

• Adipose differentiation-related protein
• Adipocytes
• Apelin
• Bioelectrical impedance analysis – a method to measure body fat percentage. See more