“There’s enough data out there to say that beige fat is good for human health,” says Bruce Spiegelman, a researcher at the ...

Evidence is mounting that our body fat supports everything from our bone health to our mood, and now, research suggests it ...

Obesity causes hypertension. Hypertension causes cardiovascular disease. And cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of ...

It is well known that obesity typically leads to inflammation and dysfunction of fat tissue that increases the risk of ...

As many as 40% of Americans are obese, putting them at an increased risk for high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, heart disease and certain cancers, according to the CDC. New research from the ...

A new mouse study suggests that "beige" fat surrounding blood vessels can send calming signals to the arteries—revealing an ...

Regular exercise doesn’t just burn calories—it fundamentally changes your fat tissue at a cellular level, according to groundbreaking research. A recent study has uncovered surprising differences ...

Back fat often results from a mix of genetic, hormonal, and lifestyle factors that dictate where the body stores excess calories. Fat storage patterns vary from person to person, meaning some ...

In a study recently published in the Journal of Nature Metabolism, researchers set out to explore how exercise impacts fat tissue by comparing fat tissue under the skin of people with obesity. The ...

We tend to see weight loss as aspirational, but having a bit of extra fat isn’t always bad for us – and weight loss isn’t ...

Shedding pounds almost invariably brings health benefits. But until now, it has been unclear to what extent weight loss also ...