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

A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

Scientists are tackling society's growing obesity problem from all kinds of angles – and new research picks out a particular ...

According to a doctor, when a person suffers from metabolically healthy obesity, most of the fat accumulates in the hips and ...

New research is showing the effects of “yo-yo weight,” where previous obesity alters fat cells in response to food intake, ...

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

Over-availability of food: Since cats do not need to hunt to eat when they are confined to the house, they sometimes eat just ...

There’s no “perfect” or “better” body shape, experts agree — yet you still might find yourself wondering what your body shape ...

All things considered, it’s at least as likely to make health outcomes worse as it is to make most people healthier.

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment for ...

Obesity has been an ongoing struggle for many consumers, and for years, body mass index (BMI) has been the key metric health ...