The "skinny chic" trend has resurfaced, sparking alarm over body image issues and hidden risks of disordered eating.

So as you get more processed foods, particularly high fructose corn syrup types of foods, you actually may produce signaling that tells the body to actually save fat. Now, this is all theory ...

It can even happen within the same person, who is overweight but lacking in vital nutrients. Alternatively, they can be part of a phenomenon known as "thin-fat", where people appear to be a ...

It is important to note that microaggressions are not always intentional: Overhearing a thin person complain, “I feel fat today,” or witnessing people laughing at a fat TV character are also ...

Body fat is a fact of life. We all have it, and many people would like to have less. But recent research is turning some of our assumptions about fat upside down. Scientists now believe there’s ...

The extra fat seems to insulate the body's core. Under certain conditions, though, overweight people might feel colder than people of average weight. That's because the brain combines two signals ...

SOLNA, Sweden — Whether it’s being too skinny or being overweight as a child, a new study finds an unhealthy body mass index ...

People who have large amounts of fat stored around their organs as they age may be at higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests. This type of fat isn’t necessarily ...

At the centre of this programme is a controversial overeating experiment that aims to identify exactly what it is about some people that makes it hard for them to bulk up.

"It's proven that fat shaming only does one thing," he said. "It makes people feel ashamed and shame ... If you only see media with thin white women then you think something is wrong with you.

Thomas Kraut, 59, was diagnosed as obese. After 12 years, a doctor finally realized that his rapidly growing belly actually ...