Hernias are a common medical problem. In the United States more than 1.6 million hernia surgeries are performed each year. A ...

What some pet owners see as an “outie” belly button on their dog could in fact be an umbilical hernia, which occurs when a small amount of abdominal fat protrudes through the body wall ...

Fatty liver, also known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), is a condition where fat builds up in the liver. This fat when left unattended can lead to chronic inflammation inside the ...

Fat Joe blasted the Foundational Black Americans (FBA) group as “radical Black racists,” during a recent interview. The Bronx-bred rapper of Cuban/ Puerto Rican descent sparked debate after ...

An inguinal hernia occurs when there is a weak spot in the lower abdominal muscles near the groin area, which leads to part of the intestine or fatty tissue pushing through to create a visible ...

Weight loss refers to a decrease in your overall body weight from muscle, water, and fat loss. Fat loss refers to weight loss from fat only, and it’s a more specific and healthy goal than ...

I made it up there. I plodded up there. But it was sort of pathetic." When doctors diagnosed nonalcoholic fatty liver disease – now known as metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver ...

We all have a small amount of fat in our livers. That’s normal. Fatty liver disease happens when too much fat has built up in this essential organ; it’s diagnosed when fat makes up 5% of your ...

The San Francisco Department of Public Health has hired a self-described "anti-weight-based discrimination" expert to consult on "weight stigma and weight neutrality." Virgie Tovar, the author of ...

Ferozan has over 20 years of experience writing and editing in the health and wellness sphere. She has worked as a ...

It showed that having more visceral fat in your 40s and 50s places you at greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease in 20 years’ time. For me, this was particularly notable as Alzheimer ...