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Lipolysis Enhancement

Meaning

The pharmacological or physiological augmentation of the rate at which stored triglycerides within adipocytes are broken down into free fatty acids and glycerol for subsequent energy utilization by other tissues. Increasing lipolysis is a desired outcome in strategies aimed at reducing visceral fat mass and improving substrate utilization during periods of caloric deficit. This process is tightly regulated by the sympathetic nervous system and key hormones.