Plus, how it affects the brain and why it can be tricky to spot.

It’s the riskiest type of fat to carry, but scientists have been studying belly fat for decades. Here’s what you can glean ...

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 ...

While both look the same on the scale, water weight and body fat are distinctly different. Water weight tends to come on quickly, while body fat builds up gradually. Share on Pinterest Kerkez/Getty ...

Share on Pinterest Compared to BMI scores, body-fat percentages were a stronger predictor of the 15-year mortality risk of young adults, a new study found. Thana Prasongsin/Getty Images A new study ...

An active lifestyle can change how the body burns saturated and unsaturated fat according to new research from the University of Aberdeen. While this study did not look at diet, which is notoriously ...

Thanks to the ever-improving world of fitness trackers and apps, you've never had more access to personal health data. But which of the dizzying number of markers and metrics should you really be ...

Eating just 5 percent more calories daily can do the trick.

Even if you appear "healthy," excess fat in certain spots on your body could be silently speeding up cognitive decline.