From myths about being 'skinny fat' to labelling all saturated fat as bad for health, experts debunk some outdated beliefs ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Normal-weight obesity seems like an odd misnomer, a joke, but it's not. For decades, I have argued against the use of body weight ...

Being overweight has long been linked to heart conditions and type 2 diabetes, but even people who look thinner could be at risk, researchers suggest. The findings, published in Communications ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hidden organ fat may silently harm arteries and raise heart disease risk, even in healthy adults. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) A new ...

Clinicians now see a new trend where people with normal body weight develop metabolic diseases through their hidden visceral fat accumulation.

Some types of fats remain “essential” for human health, however. These include omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids found in foods such as olive, flaxseed and other vegetable oils, fish, seeds and nuts.

A nutritionist who lifts weights four times a week has responded to an online troll who labeled her "skinny fat." For many years, Joyana battled multiple eating disorders along with body dysmorphia ...

Fat, fat, fat! Would all of our weight loss problems be solved if we just eliminated fat from our diets? Unfortunately, it's not that simple. We actually need fats -- can't live without them, in fact.

Normal-weight obesity seems like an odd misnomer, a joke, but it's not. For decades, I have argued against the use of body weight as an indicator of health because it can be misleading. A case in ...