Not all body fat is created equal.

Teresa Allcock had suffered with back pain for much of her life, but nothing could have prepared her for the agonising spasms that arrived in late 2023.

Being overweight may not be as risky for your health as we're so often told. Indeed you might be no worse in terms of heart ...

Three hormone doctors explain how asthma, heart palpitations and foot pain can be caused by hormonal fluctuations.

Research suggests your fat cells have a memory, hence any weight you lose always seems to find its way back to your body.

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 ...