lipogenic

English

Etymology

lipo- +‎ -genic

Adjective

lipogenic (not comparable)

1. Relating to lipogenesis
   • 2007 October 28, “Eat, Drink and Be Wary”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     As James Rosenzweig, director of the office of disease management at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, phrased it, using the technical terminology, weight gain on insulin therapy can result from the direct lipogenic effects of insulin on adipose tissue, independent of food intake.

Related terms

• antilipogenic