The study was published Jan. 28 in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Previous research has shown that during fibrosis, fat cells in the skin called adipocytes are depleted. Why that happens ...

If you’ve got a consistent fitness routine but aren’t seeing the results you want, specifically in your midsection, then you may want to consider adding workouts to lose belly fat. If you and ...

Belly fat could be a sign that your health is at risk, with Type-2 diabetes and heart disease among the associated dangers. I carried out an experiment with the Trust Me, I’m a Doctor team and a ...

Saturated fat is any dietary fat that is solid at room temperature. Common sources include meat, dairy, and butter, as well as some tropical plant oils, such as coconut and palm oil. All fats ...

The commission recommends the inclusion of body fat measurements and the presence of existing health issues -- and cautions against using BMI alone as an individual measure of health. The proposal ...

The researchers have also managed to reduce the weight of obese mice just by having them transplanted with fat without that protein. Obesity is the result of either excessive food intake or ...

Last month, the agency updated the definitions of the term “healthy” for labeling on foods, which tightened limits on saturated fat, sugar and salt in food. In August, the F.D.A. issued ...

They had also accumulated significantly more visceral fat, the “bad” fat that wraps around organs and raises the risk of heart disease and diabetes. But here’s the real kicker: The junk food ...

What's more, though is that 'muscles also have a higher metabolic rate than fat,' says Mir Ali, MD, medical director of MemorialCare Surgical Weight Loss Center at Orange Coast Medical Center in ...

Tigress Osborn, executive director of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA), prefers the term "fat people" and objects to "the medicalization of fat." As a fat activist and ...

But menopause does things to your body, and after the last of my symptoms finally subsided about three years ago, I was left with a wad of belly fat. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the ...

As people get older, it’s common to see an increase in belly fat buildup along the waistline. This is usually because muscle mass decreases with age as fat increases. You can tone and strengthen ...