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.

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This review article covers key aspects of FIP, including nomenclature and definition of pancreatic fat infiltration ... both the transverse and longitudinal scans. This stratum of adipose tissue is ...

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

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.

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 ...

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

Macrophage infiltration into adipose tissue is a key pathological factor inducing adipose tissue dysfunction and contributing to obesity-induced inflammation and metabolic disorders. In this review, ...

Researchers have discovered a new type of tissue, a soft and flexible ‘fatty cartilage’ that could revolutionize the ...

Survival during fasting requires release of adipose tissue lipid stores and is thought to be dependent on canonical lipases, including the rate limiting action of adipose triglyceride lipase.

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