"A hernia occurs when an organ or fatty tissue squeezes through a weak spot in a surrounding muscle or connective tissue called the fascia. Some of the most common types of hernias are abdominal ...

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

The new atlas shows the types of cells in fat tissue and their functions but doesn’t clarify if the differences cause ...

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 ...

They occur when fatty tissue or a small loop of the intestine ... The pain may only affect the upper thigh, but it can affect the whole abdomen and sometimes even the hip. It can feel dull ...

We tested the hypothesis that peri-adipocyte collagen is associated with higher obesity level and abdominal fat accumulation, lower adipose tissue attenuation, macrophage accumulation and altered ...

Fat is a loaded tissue. Not only is it considered unsightly, the excess flab that plagues more than two-thirds of adults in America is associated with many well-documented health problems. In fact, ...

(HealthDay News) — Time-restricted eating (TRE) may not add additional benefit in visceral adipose tissue reduction over the Mediterranean diet for people with overweight or obesity, according to a ...