You may appear fit on the outside but still be at risk inside – nutritionist explain the growing ‘skinny fat syndrome' in Indians and its silent health dangers. | Health ...

A person may look fit, wear the same clothes, and still carry a risk that rarely shows up in the mirror. This risk is often called “hidden fat.” It sits deep inside the body, wrapping around organs ...

LOS ANGELES "You can be very thin on the outside, but then, when you take a look at what's going on inside, you actually have a large percentage of body fat," said fitness expert /*Jill Brown*/. It's ...

A growing wave of research now puts visceral fat under a very bright spotlight, and the results feel hard to ignore.

The updated U.S. food pyramid has renewed discussion around what it means to consume healthy fat. There are also lots of misconceptions about being ‘fat but fit’ or being ‘skinny fat’. Medical News ...

For years, body mass index, or BMI, was considered the standard way to evaluate health risk related to weight. But many cardiologists and metabolic health researchers now believe BMI tells only part ...

LONDON — If it really is what’s on the inside that counts, then a lot of thin people might be in trouble. Some doctors now think the internal fat surrounding vital organs such as the heart, liver or ...

Visceral fat is found in your abdominal cavity and surrounds vital organs like your stomach. Excessive visceral fat increases your risk of chronic diseases like heart disease. Research has shown that ...

If you thought body fat was just a passive storage depot for calories, think again. Research increasingly suggests that it plays an important role in our overall health, with two studies shedding new ...

If you melted down the average UK adult, you’d find around 22 kilograms (48.5 pounds) of creamy yellow fat – equivalent to around 88 blocks of lard, enough to fill two-thirds of a small suitcase or ...

When it comes to measuring your health status or fitness level, there’s no shortage of metrics out there, which makes figuring out which ones actually matter confusing. One number you might want to ...