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A new international study led by scientists from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has characterized the populations of fat ...

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Researchers found that high fructose intake, especially from processed foods, is linked to metabolic dysfunction-associated ...

A woman’s attempt to address her friend’s health spirals into a tense confrontation, raising questions about boundaries in ...

Doctors receive minimal education about weight stigma and obesity and can carry their own internalized weight bias into appointments—especially given the focus on BMI, which throws patients into ...

Researchers found that gut microbiome composition is strongly linked to metabolic health across different life stages, with ...

A study of over 458,000 individuals finds that waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio are stronger predictors of ...

Jerad Starks transformed his bedroom into a fitness center with one simple change, but his transformation was about more than ...

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