The fitter you are the better you burn fat
In two new studies, researchers found that females who are fit and healthy tend to burn more fat when they exercise than men.
They analyzed...
Higher body fat may prevent heart disease death in women
In a new study, researchers found that while men and women who have high muscle mass are less likely to die from heart disease.
It...
This fruit may boost cognitive function in overweight people
In a new study, researchers found that a diet including daily avocado consumption improves the ability to focus attention in adults who are overweight...
This fat in body may protect you from diabetes
Brown fat is found in a layer of fat under the skin, typically in a region extending from the base of the head and...
This surgery may help cure type 2 diabetes
In a recent study from King’s College London, researchers found that metabolic surgery is more effective than drugs and lifestyle interventions in the long-term...
3 in 4 people with severe COVID-19 have this health problem
In a new study, researchers confirmed that being obese greatly raises the odds that people get severe COVID-19.
The finding supports calls for obese Americans...
This supplement could help healthy obese people lose weight effectively
In a recent study at Oregon State University and elsewhere, researchers found that a compound given as a dietary supplement to healthy overweight people...
Three ways behavioural psychology might help you lose weight
There’s no shortage of weight loss programmes out there to choose from, each of which claim to have the key to shedding pounds.
One of...
Belly fat is resistant to every-other-day fasting, study finds
In a new study, researchers found what happens to fat deposits during intermittent fasting (every second day), with an unexpected discovery that some types...
This weight loss drug could strongly benefit people with type 2 diabetes
In a new study, researchers found that patients with type 2 diabetes treated with a weekly injection of the breakthrough drug Semaglutide were able...