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When weight loss is framed as self-improvement or empowerment, it can blur important boundaries. For many people healing from ...

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In two weight-loss interventions in which participants achieved 5.3%-9.8% reductions in body weight, researchers found that cardiometabolic improvements were independent of changes in body fat ...

A new study suggests obesity's impact on brain function depends not only on how much fat the body carries, but also on where it is stored, linking pancreatic fat and 'skinny fat' body types to ...

The effect of obesity on brain health may depend not only on how much fat is in the body, but also on the areas of the body where fat is stored, according to a study published today in Radiology.

OAK BROOK, Ill. (January 27, 2026) – The effect of obesity on brain health may depend not only on how much fat is in the body, but also on the areas of the body where fat is stored, according to a ...

If you thought body fat was just a passive storage depot for calories, think again. Research increasingly suggests that it plays an important role in our overall health, with two studies shedding new ...

The U.S. military will now evaluate body fat using a waist-to-height ratio. (A1C Destinee Sweeney/Air Force) The Pentagon on Monday issued a memo directing the U.S. military to evaluate the body fat ...