Researchers at Mass General Brigham reveal that nearly 70% of U.S. adults are obese according to a study that was published ...

AMRA Medical, the global leader in MRI-based fat distribution and muscle composition analytics, alongside Dutch preventative healthcare leader Prescan, are pleased to announce the official launch of ...

Research defining obesity shows that nearly 70% of U.S. adults could now be classified as obese. By considering where fat is ...

The risk of developing diseases such as cardiovascular and metabolic diseases has been linked with where in our bodies we tend to accumulate fat. A large-scale genome-wide association study carried ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — An avocado a day could help redistribute belly fat in women toward a healthier profile, according to a new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and collaborators.

Overweight and obesity are known risk factors for several types of cancer, including those affecting the breast, bowel and liver. But new research suggests that, for some obesity-related cancers, ...

Here’s what to know about body composition numbers and what these metrics mean for your health and performance.

How fat is distributed in people's bodies could make a difference to their risk of certain cancers, according to new research led by the University of Bristol. The international study is published in ...

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 ...

Just where fat is deposited in the body and to what degree a person may benefit from a lifestyle intervention depends, among other things, on how sensitive the brain is to insulin. If the person's ...