We all want to eat healthily, especially as we reset our health goals at the start of a new year. But sometimes these plans are sabotaged by powerful cravings for sweet, salty or carb-heavy foods.
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We all want to eat healthily, especially as we reset our health goals at the start of a new year. But sometimes these plans are sabotaged by powerful cravings for sweet, salty or carb-heavy foods.
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Existing weight-loss drugs can cause muscle loss, but the next generation could allow patients to gain muscle instead.
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If an alien put all of humanity in a line and was tasked with picking out our species’ unusual abdomens, the perfectly flat ones would be anomalous.
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In a thin-obsessed culture, fatness has become its own kind of monster.
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Healthy fat cells are smaller. And you don’t have to lose weight or fat to make the body fat you already have metabolically healthier.
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Is there such a thing as ‘fat but fit’? Excess weight is one risk factor for ill health, but it doesn’t perfectly predict it.
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And is there any way to target it through diet or exercise?
The study was published on November 4 in JAMA Psychiatry.
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Cryolipolysis has become popular with people wanting to get rid of unwanted fat quickly. But one supermodel’s nightmare reminds us of the need for caution.
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A cellular chat after your workout may explain in part why weight training burns fat.
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Unhealthy foods are readily available and heavily marketed to us, especially at supermarkets.
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The terms "weight loss" and "fat loss" are often used interchangeably, but they’re not the same thing. Understanding the difference can help you on your health quest. Here's what these terms really mean and how to choose the best plan for your body.
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For many of us, bread and butter are among life’s greatest pleasures. And the pairing may be harmful to our heart depending on how we eat it – and how often.
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Belly fat raises your risk for heart issues and other diseases and should be measured by doctors at checkups, according to new recommendations from the American Heart Association.
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A recent report from Spain generated a lot of attention. But there were flaws in its design and its recommendations.
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Some people are “constantly ringing the bell on how dangerous it is to be fat, but that’s not making fat people thin,” Gordon says.
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The negative effects of excess body fat on heart health can't be canceled out by maintaining an active lifestyle, according to new research.
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Although no exercise can target stomach fat, high-intensity interval training can be effective in reducing it and offers some advantages.
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Our new research shows deep body fat wrapped around the heart can release dangerous molecules, potentially leading to atrial fibrillation.
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After seven days on a high fat, high added sugar diet, volunteers scored worse on memory tests
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Naomi Arnold talks to those fighting the stigma of size in a thin-obsessed society.
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There are two types of fat, but it's the one you can't see that's the deadliest.
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“Ultimately, it’s a matter of calories,” an exercise physiologist tells us.
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Just how difficult is it to strip fat and get healthy? It's a hassle for so many of us, so how do we get rid of it? Professor Gordon Lynch tells Rod Quinn everything about fat.
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A type of cell the body uses to destroy cancer gets clogged by fat and stops working, findings suggest.