Gut bacteria can convert white fat into energy-burning beige fat through diet-driven signals, offering new therapeutic targets for metabolic diseases.

The low-fat diet has been a staple of fitness advice for years, but modern nutrition science is now questioning its effectiveness. Many people still believe that cutting fat is the key to losing ...

Body fat percentage—the percentage of your total body mass that is made up of fat—has long been a core tenet of the gym bro lexicon. It's also ultimately the variable that determines whether or not ...

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The updated U.S. food pyramid has renewed discussion around what it means to consume healthy fat. There are also lots of misconceptions about being ‘fat but fit’ or being ‘skinny fat’. Medical News ...

Umama Ali spent more time as a kid arguing with his brother over who caused the most chaos in GTA Vice City than doing homework, and he’s been unapologetically hooked on games ever since. That ...

Lower triglycerides, higher HDL cholesterol, lower high-sensitivity CRP levels also seen in association with healthy LCD, LFD patterns. (HealthDay News) — The quality of low-carbohydrate diets (LCDs) ...

A decades-long study of nearly 200,000 adults challenges the low-carb versus low-fat debate. Both eating patterns were tied to lower heart disease risk when they emphasized whole grains, plant-based ...

The Trump administration’s January rollout of the new, inverted food pyramid has sparked some debate in nutrition circles, as it places a stronger emphasis on dairy, red meats and foods higher in fat.

Full-fat is getting a full send. A Swedish study that tracked over 27,000 people for 25 years found something to moo about — specifically, a positive association between full-fat dairy and overall ...

Both low-carbohydrate and low-fat diets can be heart healthy, but it depends on what kind of foods you're eating, according to a new study. In the study, published Feb. 11 in the flagship journal of ...