Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) had long been thought to be a liver disease afflicting obese patients, while recent evidence has shown that non-obese individuals can be equally affected by NAFLD. In a new study, ...
Jul 31, 2020
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In a new publication from Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications, Israel Oluwasegun Ayenigbara from University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria considers accumulation of visceral fat and preventive measures among the elderly.
Jun 24, 2020
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Just where fat is deposited in the body and to what degree a person may benefit from a lifestyle intervention depends, among other things, on how sensitive the brain is to insulin. If the person's brain responds sensitively ...
Apr 24, 2020
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Excessive weight around our middle gives our brain's resident immune cells heavy exposure to a signal that turns them against us, setting in motion a crescendo of inflammation that damages cognition, scientists say.
Mar 3, 2020
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Call it what you will: beer belly, love handles, gut, spare tire, or anything else. Whatever the words, they're all referring to the same thing: belly fat, which is one of the most common types of fat for men. As you've no ...
Oct 18, 2019
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A comprehensive study from Uppsala University, with over 325,000 participants, shows that deep belly fat is a major contributing risk factor for developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The study also shows that deep ...
Sep 9, 2019
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Excess internal body fat is a key driver for the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type-2 diabetes (T2D), a recent position statement published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology concludes.
Aug 6, 2019
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It's not just about how much—the location of where fat is stored in the body can have significant implications for human health.
Jul 8, 2019
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Recent research suggests that increased visceral fat—that is body fat surrounding a number of important internal organs such as the liver, pancreas and intestines—carries the risk of cognitive impairment in later life. ...
Jun 24, 2019
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In Australia, an average baby boy born in 2016 could expect to live to 80, while a baby girl born at the same time could expect to live until closer to 85. A similar gap in life expectancy between men and women is seen around ...
Jun 10, 2019
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