Although obese individuals are at greater risk of diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol, not all obese people ...

As many as 40% of Americans are obese, putting them at an increased risk for high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, heart disease and certain cancers, according to the CDC.

The new atlas shows the types of cells in fat tissue and their functions but doesn’t clarify if the differences cause ...

A new study uncovers a novel mechanism through which brown fat is transformed into heat, offering protection against ...

Body weight and body mass index alone are not enough to predict whether someone will develop a metabolic disease. A new atlas of cells in fat tissue could help to explain why some overweight people ...

According to a doctor, when a person suffers from metabolically healthy obesity, most of the fat accumulates in the hips and ...

Researchers have identified a mechanism where the removal of the mitochondrial protein MCJ in mice leads to increased heat ...

Ibra Fancher, assistant professor of kinesiology and applied physiology at the University of Delaware, works with adipose tissue samples in his lab at the Ammon Pinizzotto Biopharmaceutical Innovation ...

Genetic study in Indian children reveals socioeconomic status significantly influences genetic susceptibility to childhood ...

In nine out of ten patients with type 2 diabetes, severe obesity, known as adiposity, leads to diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is ...

Adrenomedullin disrupts insulin signaling in blood vessels, leading to systemic insulin resistance in obesity-associated type 2 diabetes.

Time-restricted eating may not add additional benefit in visceral adipose tissue reduction over the Mediterranean diet for people with overweight or obesity.