Not all body fat is created equal.

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Crunches are familiar, and plenty of people still think of them first when they want to train their stomach. They can make ...

Obese mice given a new experimental compound lost, on average, 18 percent of their body weight in a month. And they did not eat less, move more, or lose any significant lean muscle mass. GLP-1s work ...

Among adults 65 and older, having a larger waist circumference was linked to a higher risk of early death, according to a new study. But being classified as overweight by body mass index, or BMI, was ...

Experts say “where fat is distributed matters,” and concentrating on BMI may cause heart disease risk to be miscalculated Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously ...

A large study of more than 5,500 adults over 50 found a striking combination of risk factors: abdominal obesity paired with vitamin D deficiency was linked to a 123% higher risk of death over six ...

Share on Pinterest Research shows that a person’s belly fat may be a better predictor of heart disease risk than BMI. ozgurcankaya/E+/Getty A new study reports that the amount of belly fat a person is ...

If you want a trimmer waistline (who doesn’t?) you’ll need to lose a few pounds of belly fat. Physical appearance isn’t the only benefit from reducing belly fat; fat that accumulates around your ...