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

Obesity and aging represent major health burdens to the global adult population. Both conditions promote the development of associated metabolic diseases such as insulin resistance. The visceral ...

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. New research from the ...

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 ...

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

Many people opt for devices because they are less invasive than surgeries to treat obesity, and many of these devices can be removed or the procedure reversed if your goals no longer align with the ...

Body Mass Index (BMI) can be a screening tool, but obesity must be confirmed by measuring body fat, said health experts on Saturday, even as India revamped its obesity guidelines after 15 years.

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

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 ...