Excess fat in the neck may increase your heart disease risk
Heart disease is a group of conditions that includes coronary heart disease, arrhythmias, heart failure and valve disease.
Heart disease is a major cause of...
Brown fat in body could help prevent diabetes, even in obese people
Type 2 diabetes develops when the body does not make enough insulin or it does not respond to it effectively. Lack of physical activity,...
How does your body ‘burn’ fat?
Many of us may be considering “burning some fat” so we feel better in our bathing suits out on the beach or at the...
Weight loss benefits overweight and obese people, not lean people
Obesity is a common, serious, and costly chronic disease in adults and children.
An adult who has a BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese....
Obesity with poor muscle mass may increase dementia risk
Obesity, an increasingly prevalent lifestyle disease, often occurs along with poor muscle mass.
This condition, called sarcopenic obesity, is evaluated based on the patients' body...
Lower BMI means lower diabetes risk, even in lean people
Body mass index (BMI) is an internationally recognized standard to classify the body weight of adults. Although BMI is not a perfect measure, it...
A common diabetes drug may lead to better weight loss
Weight loss is an important quality for diabetic medications as being overweight is a common characteristic of the disease and can eventually lead to...
How to maintain muscle after middle age
While it’s almost unnoticeable, to begin with, nearly every cell, organ, and biological process get a little bit worse every year we’re alive starting...
A little weight gain may increase risk of knee pain
Osteoarthritis occurs when the cartilage that cushions the joints wears away over time, allowing the ends of bones to rub against each other, causing pain,...
Why can’t I sleep? The benefits of good sleep hygiene
Good sleep and circadian health are interdependent and can impact our physical and mental well-being.
But, around 62% of adults worldwide say they don't sleep...