Although obese individuals are at greater risk of diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol, not all obese people ...

Body weight and body mass index alone are not enough to predict whether someone will develop a metabolic disease. A new atlas of cells in fat tissue could help to explain why some overweight people ...

As many as 40% of Americans are obese, putting them at an increased risk for high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, heart disease and certain cancers, according to the CDC. New research from the ...

Humans with relatively more fat hidden in and around their muscles face a higher risk of death or hospitalization from heart ...

Researchers found an independent association between increased intermuscular fat, not BMI, and major CV events and coronary ...

"In turn, these chronic insults can cause damage to blood vessels, including those that supply the heart, and the heart muscle itself." Several authors disclosed ties to the pharmaceutical industry; ...

Scientists have developed a new method called ESCAPE, which is engineered sacrificial capillary pumps for evacuation ...

When combined with poor blood flow in the heart, intermuscular adipose tissue can lead to serious health risks, as per a new study.