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 ...

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 ...

Humans with relatively more fat hidden in and around their muscles face a higher risk of death or hospitalization from heart ...

One group ate a high-fat diet and gained weight and adipose tissue mass. The other group was leaner, having stayed on a standard rodent chow diet. The research team found: 308 genes were ...

Obesity is an increasingly prevalent human condition in developed societies. Despite major progress in the understanding of the molecular mechanisms leading to obesity, no safe and effective ...

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

Research Design and Methods—We measured GDR, fasting glucose, and FFAs during a euglycemic clamp and adipose tissue mass and distribution, organ fat, and adipocyte size by dual-energy X-ray ...

Increased intermuscular fat is associated with coronary microvascular dysfunction and adverse cardiovascular outcomes.