Plus, the healthiest fats of the bunch and how to eat more of 'em.

We have a fatty brain. Fat plays many vital roles in brain function. In the past, very little attention was given to the influence of dietary fats upon our mental state. Recent multiple lines of ...

The quality of cardiovascular (CV) fat in midlife women may predict their cognitive function later on in life, a researcher found. High radiodensity of perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) around the ...

When you think about the objectively healthy foods that are part of a good diet, you’ll come up with things like lean meats ...

Forty percent of adults in the United States are obese, classified as having a BMI greater than 25. This statistic is shocking considering that obesity is a significant risk factor for several serious ...

In a nutritional landscape often dominated by trends and conflicting advice, few nutrients have maintained such consistent scientific support as omega-3 fatty acids. These polyunsaturated fats, ...

A Bod Pod measures body composition using air displacement technology. Essentially, you sit inside a small egg-shaped chamber ...

Fat tissue plays an important role in human health. However, our fat tissue loses function as we age, which can lead to type 2 diabetes, obesity, cancer and other ailments. High levels of lifelong ...