A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass ...

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Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most accurate predictor of death risk. A new study from the University of Florida found ...

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Scientists have spotted unique subtypes of fat cells in the human body, and by unraveling their functions, they found that the cells may play a role in obesity. The research, published Jan. 24 in ...

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Beneficial gut microbes and the body work together to fine-tune fat metabolism and cholesterol levels, according to a new preclinical study by investigators from Weill Cornell Medicine and the ...

DXA scan of body showing fat (red) muscle (yellow) and bone (white) and 3D avatars used as training data. Credit: npj Digital Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41746-024-01289-0 ...

The research, published in the journal Nature Genetics, revealed the previously uncharacterised subtypes, including fat cells involved in regulating inflammation, blood vessel formation ...