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.

If it would be nice to trim your waistline this season, research suggests you exercise during these particular hours.

“When you’re eating all these highly processed, high fat, high sugar foods, insulin goes into overdrive, which creates insulin resistance, then excess blood sugar, and then fatty liver ...

Although gut microbiota and lipid metabolites have been suggested to be closely associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), the interactions between gut microbiota, ...

The overall average body fat percentage in the United States is about 39.9% for women and 28.1% for men, so below these amounts would technically be “below average.” However, most people in the United ...

Instead, they are loaded with healthy fats. Over 80% of the calories in avocados come from fat, the majority of which is monounsaturated fats. In addition to healthy fats, avocados are packed with ...

1 Mech-Sense, Department of Gastroenterology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark 2 Center for Sensory-Motor Interactions, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, ...

Stress and cortisol The doctor said: “Stress is a major culprit when it comes to stubborn belly fat." Stress leads the body to release the hormone cortisol which encourages fat storage around the ...