Definition of "lipogenesis" [lipogenesis]

• The biochemical production of fat, especially the conversion of carbohydrate into fat so that it may be stored as a long-term source of energy when food is scarce (noun)

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• "When the body deals with more carbohydrate than can be burned or crammed into the cells as glycogen, it converts them in a process called lipogenesis into palmitic acid."
• "Because if it is at the whole body level, then how can insulin lead to lipogenesis?"
• "In addition, high-calcium diets inhibit lipogenesis, fat-producing gene expression, and accelerate lipolysis, the breakdown of stored fat."