Belly fat is one of the hardest things to shed when it comes to weight loss. And one contributing factor to a larger belly is visceral fat. But one of the biggest contributors to gaining belly fat ...

The underlying message, delivered to halls full of mostly thin medical students, is that weight is a matter of willpower, something that fat people evidently lack. I am considered midsize ...

“Some populations may be, despite large amounts of [body fat], better protected against co-morbidities and Caucasian populations belong to those,” Matthias Blüher, a professor at the ...

The United States’ obsession with thinness has resulted in what YES! Magazine Executive Editor Evette Dionne calls a “culture that hates fat people and [that] uses institutions, including media, ...

Body recomposition involves simultaneously reducing body fat and building muscle. Fat loss requires a caloric deficit, while muscle growth demands consuming more calories than you burn ...

But he says that few aerobic exercises provide as many all-around benefits as running – with one of its top advantages being that it can help melt away excess fat. What are the health benefits ...

“Skinny fat” is a term that refers to having a high percentage of body fat despite a normal body mass index (BMI). It’s a common misconception that small or thin bodies are an indicator of ...