Scientists are tackling society's growing obesity problem from all kinds of angles – and new research picks out a particular ...

Meanwhile, inactive muscle and brown fat use little energy: One pound (0.45 kilogram) of relaxed muscle burns 6 calories and ...

Fat is generally believed to store calories, but this special type of fat tissue improves exercise performance.

When it comes to burning fat and managing diabetes, the right foods can make all the difference. First up, leafy greens like ...

A TEAM of Spanish researchers has discovered a new way to ‘burn fat’ and fight global obesity levels.  Led by Guadalupe Sabio ...

Obesity, which affects 650 million people worldwide, influences the development of cardiometabolic diseases and increases the ...

Obesity, which affects 650 million people worldwide, influences the development of cardiometabolic diseases and increases the risk of cancer.

This work reveals a new mechanism by which brown fat is converted into heat, and which protects from pathologies associated with obesity. This work reveals a new mechanism by which brown fat is ...

White adipose tissue mostly stores energy, while brown fat (its cells have more mitochondria and that gives them a brown hue) is responsible for heat generation or thermogenesis, the process that ...

A doctor has recommended an unlikely breakfast combination which he says can help your body burn harmful white fat. Dr ...