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 ...

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 ...

Researchers found an independent association between increased intermuscular fat, not BMI, and major CV events and coronary ...

Researchers have identified a mechanism where the removal of the mitochondrial protein MCJ in mice leads to increased heat ...

Inventiva (IVA) announced the publication in Journal of Hepatology, a peer-reviewed scientific journal, of the results from the ...

A new study uncovers a novel mechanism through which brown fat is transformed into heat, offering protection against ...

A global commission presents a nuanced approach to defining clinical obesity as a chronic illness resulting from the effect of excess adiposity on organ and tissue function.

Study reveals that sleep traits predict over 15% of body characteristics across 15 physiological systems, with visceral fat, ...

Thyroid hormones regulate the growth of fetal and differentiation of several tissues, such as brain, adipose tissue, and bone. The physiology of thyroid significantly changes during pregnancy ...