Fat matters more than muscle for heart health
New research has found that changes in body fat impact early markers of heart health more than changes in body …
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Expression of fat genes correlate with metabolic, behavioral changes linked to obesity
A collection of genetic variants influences the expression of obesity-associated genes in both the brain and fat tissue, according to …
Hormone helps prevent muscle loss in mice on high fat diets, study finds
A new study suggests that a hormone known to prevent weight gain and normalize metabolism can also help maintain healthy …
Fatty liver disease symptoms: Diarrhoea can be early warning sign of the condition
EU’s handling of coronavirus vaccine ‘criminally insane’ says host When the liver begins to store fat, you are developing fatty …
High fat or ‘ketogenic’ diets could prevent, reverse heart failure
Research from Saint Louis University finds that high fat or “ketogenic” diets could completely prevent, or even reverse heart failure …
Belly fat may signal early heart issues for Mexican Americans
Among Mexican Americans, too much abdominal fat predicts the beginning of a buildup of plaque in the arteries called atherosclerosis—an …
New insight into how muscles and fat cells work together to make you more fit
Why does exercise training make you more fit? It’s well established that exercising enhances insulin sensitivity and improves our metabolism …
New insights into mechanism of therapy to reduce liver fat and prevent fibrosis
A team led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has taken an important step forward in the goal of …
Experts debate saturated fat consumption guidelines for Americans
Should public health guidelines recommend reducing saturated fat consumption as much as possible? Nutrition experts are tackling that controversial question …
Mum is desperate to get surgery to remove 20 litres of fat from her legs
Katie Baker, 31, is desperately raising money for surgery to remove 20 litres of fat from her legs. The mum …
Pregnant Tori Roloff Hits Back at Troll Who Calls Her Fat, Unhealthy
Can’t tear her down! Tori Roloff slammed a troll who called the pregnant Little People, Big World star fat and …
Healthy Men: Men and belly fat: A bad combination
Call it what you will: beer belly, love handles, gut, spare tire, or anything else. Whatever the words, they’re all …
Women should’t fear that the Pill will make them FAT
Women should not worry that taking the contraceptive pill will make them FAT ‘because there is no evidence to support …
Internal body fat is significant to the development of cardiovascular disease and diabetes
Excess internal body fat is a key driver for the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type-2 diabetes (T2D), a …
What fat you eat is less important than the food in which it is found
Fat, in its various forms, is at the heart of an international debate over what is and is not healthy …
Scientists find new clues about how the body stores fat
Fat, biologically speaking, is not a bad thing. Fatty acids—the molecular building blocks for body fat—are crucial to the formation …
How does exercise prompt fat to benefit metabolism?
The finding follows earlier work in which the researchers were the first to show that exercise prompts fat tissue to …
The dangers of hidden fat: Exercise is your best defense against deep abdominal fat
Feb. 1, 2019—Scientists know that the type of fat you can measure with a tape isn’t the most dangerous. But …