ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Hypercaloric

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Hypercaloric is an adjective meaning Extremely dense or abundant in calories.

Meaning

Extremely dense or abundant in calories.

Example Sentences

Metabolically-normal (n = 12) and metabolically-abnormal (n = 8) obese people, defined as having low or high intrahepatic triglyceride (IHTG) content, respectively, but matched on body mass index (BMI) and fat mass, were prescribed a hypercaloric diet for 7–8 weeks, until they gained ~6% of their initial body weight.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hypercalorific, high-calorie, caloric, calorific, calorie-ful, hyperdense.

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