Even if you appear "healthy," excess fat in certain spots on your body could be silently speeding up cognitive decline.

The distribution of body fat, and particularly fat accumulated around the abdomen, is a determining factor in the risk of developing metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. However, not all abdominal ...

Carrying too much body fat can have lasting effects on the brain, not to mention other organs. A new study shows that the ...

The global rise in obesity is staggering. Obesity has doubled in over 70 nations within a span of a mere four decades. By the year 2035, experts predict four billion individuals will be affected by it ...

The effect of body fat on brain health may depend not only on the amount of fat an individual has but also on where that fat is stored.

Among all the fat profiles identified, the “pancreatic-predominant” and “skinny fat” patterns were most strongly associated ...

Body fat distribution is one of the most misunderstood parts of women’s health. We obsess over why our stomach holds weight while our friend’s hips do, or why certain areas slim down easily while ...

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 ...

A new study suggests obesity's impact on brain function depends not only on how much fat the body carries, but also on where ...

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, ...

A recent study reveals that the impact of obesity on brain health depends on fat distribution rather than just the amount of fat. Particularly, pancreatic fat and 'skinny fat' types are linked to ...

In a world where slimness is often equated with health, a new Danish study has flipped the narrative: being slightly overweight, or even mildly obese, may not be as deadly as once thought. In fact, in ...