Higher levels of muscle fat were associated with increased odds of high blood pressure, poor blood sugar control, and unhealthy cholesterol levels. Higher lean muscle mass, on the other hand, was ...

Obesity and higher visceral adipose tissue (VAT) levels are associated with greater BMD and a lower risk for osteoporosis.

Let us leave aside our obsession with COVID and consider two more significant health problems that have long plagued us, obesity and cardiometabolic disease resulting in hypertension, diabetes, and ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising secret hidden inside fat cells that could reshape how we think about obesity and metabolic disease. A protein called HSL, long believed to simply release stored ...

The common forms of type 2 diabetes are caused by a constellation of genetic and epigenetic factors and molecular changes related to diet; lifestyle, including lack of exercise and sleep; ...

People with obesity face a significantly increased risk of atherosclerosis, and consequently heart attack and stroke. This ...

A key protein involved in fat metabolism has been found to do more than scientists once thought. Instead of just releasing fat, it helps maintain healthy fat tissue and balance in the body. When it’s ...