fat
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Beneath its casual, slightly rumpled appearance was a specific bit of flavor logic: salt, fat, sweetness, acidity, glutamates upon glutamates.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
BMI is calculated using weight and height, but it cannot distinguish between fat, muscle, bone, and other tissues.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
These results suggest that targeting the fat molecules or the pathway that carries them to the brain could potentially reduce some of the damage associated with obesity and Alzheimer's.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
Agbaje also reports that his research team has released a freely accessible WHtR calculator designed to help detect excess fat in children and adolescents.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
Especially Calvin “Big-Headed” Faribault, who actually raised his hand, and I just knew it was to volunteer out of the kindness of his big, fat, big-headed heart.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
Probiotic frozen yogurts, which contain healthy fats and more protein than other versions, align with the types of high-protein diets that have taken off with the boom in GLP-1 weight-loss medications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Using several advanced techniques at the same time, the scientists examined gene activity, proteins, and fats within individual MS lesions.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 29, 2026
Areas containing these cells were enriched with specific fats linked to long lasting inflammatory activity.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 29, 2026
You can also add granola with oats and nuts that contribute healthy fats that slow glucose absorption.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 21, 2026
It seems the fats and oils aren’t being doled out fairly, and Mother’s going to have to put a stop to it.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
Investors zero in on United’s potentially fatter jet-fuel bill — the airline said it expects nearly $6 billion in additional fuel expenses for the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Boosting isn’t a solution, but it is an equalizer, reminding upper management that a different title and fatter salary don’t exempt them from compassion, inside or outside the store.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
The strategists explain why markets went up so much and why the fatter tail — the rising probability of an extreme event — suggests they could fall in the near future.
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
With fatter profit margins from AI, earnings can grow 14% annually through 2027.
From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026
They brought us chicken, but it tasted strange, probably from the hormones injected to make the birds fatter.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
“It’s the early Christian that gets the fattest lion.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
“The fattest chicken is in Belgium but there are other chickens around,” De Wever said last month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2025
“America has now become the fattest nation in the world. Congratulations,” a voice narrates.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2024
And second, Sgr A* isn't even the fattest hole we've seen.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2024
The flower beds had shriveled up and were crawling with the fattest, slimiest slugs I'd ever seen.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
Finally, with the infrastructure in place and the new money flowing, the Dodgers then opened their fatted wallet for the players that created the championship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
Overfull, teaming, something fatted and overfed, like livestock.”
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2015
After expending hundreds of angry words, he noted that he is one of 32 terrifically rich owners and everyone loves a fatted calf.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2015
Feasting on the fatted calf of divine grace, every day was thanksgiving.
From Time ● Feb. 13, 2015
Grace’s hands are fists, her fatted chin is trembling, her eyes are pink and watery, like a laboratory rabbit’s.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
"I had three weeks off after the US Open and you probably saw a little bit on Thursday I was fatting a few shots," said Hatton.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2023
Even when steep swingers hit it solid, they take deep divots—they're always on the verge of fatting it.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 13, 2017
The produce of an irritable boar are almost certain to inherit this quality which is fatal to profitable fatting.
From The Pig Breeding, Rearing, and Marketing by Spencer, Sanders
I found no farmers but in these counties that understood anything of fatting cattle with them; feeding lean sheep being the only use they put them to.'
From A Short History of English Agriculture by Curtler, W. H. R. (William Henry Ricketts)
As to fatting turkeys, the best way is, never to let them be poor.
From Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend by Cobbett, William
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