New research uncovers that aging activates a new type of stem cell that rapidly produces fat cells, explaining why belly fat often expands in middle age.

The study observed a strong link between body fat and depressive symptoms, and how gender plays a significant role in it.

A large-scale study has found that adults with higher percentages of body fat, especially in the legs, gynoid region, and ...

Among the 2,225 adults in the study, all under 60 years of age, 39.7% had obesity as defined only by higher BMI, while 39.1% ...

(WJAR) — An expert witness testified Thursday a person does not need to be naked for body composition testing. Dr. Laurie ...

Nearly all U.S. adults with obesity as diagnosed by BMI also have an elevated waist circumference or excess body fat, ...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — The second week of testimony in the trial of Aaron Thomas is expected to wrap up Thursday, ...

Players being called "fat". Players being "spied on". Players cutting weight for holidays. Football's body issue explored ...

Ever since their journey began, the account has grown in followers and likes. Many people who recognise the team of boys love to stop and offer them some assistance. Some even take selfies with them.

"We know that current measures of childhood obesity such as the body mass index (BMI) don't work well for South Asians because of the so called 'thin-fat' phenotype: South Asian newborns are ...

A man confessed to hitting the woman whose body was found stuffed in a closet ... when she texted him saying she was at the hotel but the person wasn’t answering the door. A second message ...

Initial research suggests that berberine may help regulate blood sugar levels in people with diabetes and improve cholesterol ... and could lower the waist-to-hip ratio (a way of measuring body fat ...