Figure 1. Some of the alterations in the metabolic risk profile that have been found to be related to abdominal obesity assessed by anthropometry and later to excess visceral adiposity/ectopic fat ...

Lipoedema causes fat to abnormally build-up mainly in the hips, buttocks and legs, leading to a disproportionate shape. The exact cause of the chronic condition is unknown but it is not from being ...

The study, expected to be completed next year, has a main goal of change in body weight, but also will measure change in fat mass, waist circumference, body composition, and thigh muscle volume.

New research reveals the danger of ‘fatty muscles’, but there are steps you can take to protect yourself against this hard-to-detect risk Hiding in plain sight, fat can be notoriously ...