Three groups who never became obese are hunter-gatherers, subsistence farmers, and children of earlier generations. This is ...

Scientists found that the fat oxidation rates increased by 19.7% after cycling for 20 minutes, 43.2% after 30 minutes and 31.1% at 40 minutes.

“One study which targeted abdominal fat with exercise for 6 weeks showed no difference in belly fat. Another study in 40 overweight and obese women found that resistance training of the ...

The phenomenon that fat can offer certain protective health benefits is commonly called the "obesity paradox," a term that shows just how much it flies in the face of everything we thought we knew ...

I had arrived at Philly FatCon, a fat-focused convention for people to come as they are and celebrate their bodies. The convention was dreamed up by Adrienne Ray, Kenyetta Harris and Donnelle ...

New University of Florida study finds body fat percentage is 78% more accurate than body mass index in predicting mortality risk, challenging the long-standing use of BMI as a health indicator.

Every year, the Katmai National Park in Alaska puts on a March Madness-style bracket of all the fattest bears in their park. It's a celebration of fatness, because a fat bear ahead of hibernation ...

Archaeological findings reveal Neanderthals operated a 'fat factory' 125,000 years ago in what is now Germany, smashing bones to extract essential fat during seasons when carbohydrates were scarce.

The effectiveness of fat burner supplements is still in question. Though they’re commonly used for weight loss, there’s not a lot of evidence that they work. These supplements claim to block ...

Fat-soluble vitamins are nutrients one's body needs to stay healthy and function the way it should. "Some of the most important nutrients for our health are the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K ...

Q: I’m a woman in my late 40s and for the first time I’ve developed belly fat. Is there any way to target it through diet or exercise? If you’re a middle-aged woman and you’re noticing ...