A growing amount of evidence suggests that regional fat distribution plays an important part in the development of an unfavorable metabolic and cardiovascular risk profile. Epicardial fat is a ...

Additionally, there is a small amount of visceral fat around the heart, known as epicardial fat. For practical purposes, ...

New research presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11–14 May) shows that the ...

New research finds that obesity can trigger genetic modifications within fat cells that allow the cells to store “memories” of being overweight in their nucleus and make it easier for the body ...

A study published Wednesday indicates that low levels of a key brain chemical among overweight patients with high-fat diets is responsible for a loss of pleasure from food. Researchers from the ...