Experts highlight the complex mix of genetics, biology and environment in obesity. Study shows fat cells' memory affects metabolism and weight management.

Among 25 different measures of adiposity, abdominal fat was significantly associated with a risk for psoriasis, particularly ...

Yale Medicine researchers explain why the location of your body fat matters more than total weight for your health outcomes. New findings demonstrate how specific belly fat types impact vital organs ...

Researchers have found that central body fat, especially around the abdomen, is more strongly linked to psoriasis risk than ...

A study in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology shows that central body fat, especially around the abdomen, is more ...

What are the nutrients that form the base of a healthy diet? Food contains the building blocks you need to develop and maintain your body, supplying energy and raw materials so that organs ...

Objective To examine the value of percent body fat (%BF) with body mass index (BMI) to assess the risk of abnormal blood glucose (ABG) among US adults who are normal weight or overweight. We ...

We aimed to assess whether distinct lifestyle strategies can differentially affect specific body adipose depots. We performed an 18-month randomized controlled trial among 278 sedentary adults with ...