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The American Heart Association is releasing dietary guidelines on the heels of confusing guidelines announced by the federal government.

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While we've known for some time that obesity affects the brain, scientists have found that, more importantly, it's where you carry it that matters. And it's the deep visceral fat around organs that ...

Princeton researchers have revealed new links between high-fat diets and aggressive breast cancer, demonstrating the ...

Scientists reveal a hidden “wiring system” in brown fat that could help turn your body into a calorie-burning furnace.

Share on Pinterest Compared to BMI scores, body-fat percentages were a stronger predictor of the 15-year mortality risk of young adults, a new study found. Thana Prasongsin/Getty Images A new study ...