How drinking and obesity are fuelling liver disease
New research suggests a troubling trend for American public health: deaths from alcoholic cirrhosis have more than tripled over the past 20 years, with...
Scientists find new link between diabetes and obesity
We've often heard that accumulating fat around our midsections ups our risk for type 2 diabetes.
However, new research from the University of Virginia School...
Obesity and cancer risk: what you need to know
A recent study published in the journal Cancer Cell indicates that both the accumulation of fat and its distribution in the body pose different...
Forget BMI, body fat is the real health indicator
Scientists from Tel Aviv University's School of Public Health have come up with a new way to tell if we're healthy or not.
It's not...
Weight loss: why you don’t just lose fat when you’re on a diet
When you go on a diet, you don’t just lose fat – you lose muscle too. This can have many repercussions – not only...
Eating meals early may prevent weight gain and improve blood sugar
Early time-restricted feeding (eTRF), or consuming most of one's daily calories in the first eight hours of the day, might help counteract weight gain,...
Obesity and overweight linked to worse outcomes in blood cancer
America's growing waistlines are giving scientists some food for thought.
There's a fresh study that connects being overweight to getting less benefit from certain treatments...
People with lower body weight can achieve type 2 diabetes remission
A landmark study led by Professor Roy Taylor and his team at Newcastle University indicates that individuals with lower body mass indexes (BMIs) can...
Understanding your health risks: the importance of metabolic health and weight
You might think that slim people are always healthier than overweight ones. That's not entirely true.
Recent research says lean people who have certain health...
Is high BMI always a death sentence? Rutgers university study explores
Body Mass Index, often referred to as BMI, is a way we measure a person's weight. It's just a simple calculation based on your...