Body Fat

Health Hidden body fat may put you at greater brain disease risk

An MRI study using UK Biobank data found that where fat is stored, especially in the pancreas or abdomen, may track with brain changes and cognitive risk.

Health Not all fat is equal: Body fat distribution linked to cancer risk Rebecca Shavit

Health Internal fat may be the leading cause of heart failure, study finds

Health New study explains why people gain stubborn belly fat in middle age

Health Green Mediterranean diets can significantly reduce body fat

Health Long-term, regular exercise improves fat health, reducing disease risk

Health Does body fat affect your risk of Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s?

Discoveries Exercise impacts body fat very differently in males and females, study finds

Discoveries Positive body image linked to better life satisfaction, study finds

Discoveries Waist Not, Want Not: New Discovery on Belly Fat and Diabetic Risk Connection

Discoveries One third of normal-weight individuals are actually obese, study finds

Discoveries Fewer teens view themselves as overweight and that’s a public health problem

Discoveries Genes carried by 60% of Europeans predisposes them to be slim

Discoveries How genetics influences our body weight beyond the genes

Discoveries High-fat diet leads to anxiety, depression and Alzheimer’s disease

Discoveries Remarkable new molecule discovered that can burn fat in the human body

Discoveries Quantum dots shine bright to help scientists spot inflammation deep in the body