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Regular exercisers have healthier belly fat

People with obesity who exercise regularly have healthier belly fat and store fat better than those who don't exercise.

One blood test predicts 30-year heart health risks for women

C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of inflammation and two types of fat in the blood, can predict a woman's risk of heart disease.

Breastfeeding diet may affect baby’s nutrition

Amounts of fats in a breastfeeding person's blood may relate to the nutrients in their breastmilk and their baby's blood.

Let’s rethink fatness, academic suggests

The Acceptance of fatness.

Rare muscle diseases created by lab-grown muscles

Engineered human muscle model shows calcium's role in dysferlinopathy.

High-fat diets may increase anxiety levels

High-fat diets affect gut-brain signaling and induce anxiety in male rats.

Revolutionary method to fight fatty liver

Semaphorin-3A controls liver blood vessel permeability, enhances Fatty Liver.

Scientists identified cell populations that could be key to treating obesity

New cells discovered in human omental adipose tissue inhibit fat cell formation.

Scientists found a protein that turns off brown fat activity

Can brown fat help in the fight against obesity?

Waist-to-height ratio is a better indicator of fat obesity in young people than BMI

The waist-to-height ratio correlates better than BMI with DEXA measurements of fat mass.

Research identifies the body’s reaction to seven days fasting

Adaptive proteomic changes in humans during 7-day caloric restriction.

Study reveals cholesterol’s role in pain sensation

Mechanical activation of TWIK-related potassium channel by nanoscopic movement.

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