Aesthetic reasons aside, carrying too much fat poses a serious health risk. Excess fat, especially visceral fat around your organs, is linked to type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and several types of ...

Research has found that carrying excess fat in certain body parts may increase the risk of dementia or Parkinson’s. LaylaBird/Getty Images Now, a study using data from the UK Biobank has found that it ...

Higher levels of belly and arm fat may increase the risk of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, while high muscle strength may decrease this risk, new research suggests, the ...

Long workdays, skipped workouts, late dinners—over time, these everyday habits often show up first around the belly. The fat stored inside the abdomen, known as visceral fat, sits around vital organs ...

Around 40% of postmenopausal hormone positive breast cancer cases may be linked to excess body fat, suggests Spanish research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. This ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Women with excess belly fat are at an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes as a ...

Fetuses of pregnant people who gained excess weight in the first trimester of pregnancy show signs of excess fat distribution in the upper arm and in the abdomen, according to a new study. These ...