Patients aged 45 years or older who lost a large amount of total weight or a disproportionately high share of lean tissue after bariatric surgery faced poorer prognostic outcomes.

Body composition is a way to measure and monitor your fat mass and your fat-free mass. Fat-free mass includes any tissue that isn’t fat—muscle, bone, water, blood, cells, organs, and so forth. While ...

The new generation of obesity medications are inducing greater weight loss than any prior pharmacotherapy. There is discussion now about how to support fat loss while protecting lean mass.“Lean mass ...

Newly-published research from BYU provides important evidence supporting the long-term safety and viability of bariatric surgery. The study, appearing in the academic journal Obesity, finds that ...

A month-long trial from Singapore suggests that fasting every other day can produce quick drops in weight and body fat, but ...

The importance of strength training is well known. But when it comes to how to strength train, the advice can be confusing. Popular workout modalities take vastly different approaches. Low-impact ...

Weight loss is the overall drop in weight due to any body component, including fat, muscle, water, and more. While fat loss, as the name implies, refers to losing only excess fat from the body. Fat, ...

Charles Sturt University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. BMI is an internationally recognised screening method for sorting people into one of four weight categories: underweight ...

Though weight loss can be challenging as you get older, modifying your diet and lifestyle can help you lose weight at any age. Habits like staying hydrated and practicing mindfulness can help. Share ...

In a study led by researchers at Mass General Brigham, pregnant individuals who stopped taking popular weight loss GLP-1 ...