The term “fat shaming,” sometimes used interchangeably with “fatphobia” or “fatism,” has become a hot topic in recent years.

When you think about fat, you might picture it as your body’s insulation layer or storage for extra calories. But fat plays a much bigger role in the body. And if you assume that all fat is ...

Your body composition is the ratio of fat mass to lean mass in your body. Sometimes, body composition is used interchangeably with body fat percentage, but body fat percentage is just one part of ...

We all know one of the most challenging areas of body fat to lose is your lower belly. But to make matters worse, the fat that sits in your lower abdomen—sometimes called your pooch, your pouch, or ...

Rapper Fat Joe recently talked about the dramatic way he became a single dad of his fi rstborn son Joey, w ho has autism and Down syndrome. In a recent interview with Shannon Sharpe on his podcast ...

Here's everything you need to know about this year's edition of Fat Bear Week. It's a celebration of Alaska's rotund brown bears ahead of their hibernation season. The annual event has gained ...

Looking at nutrition labels can be confusing, as foods with high amounts of total fat won’t necessarily make you fat. Saturated fat and trans fat are two artery-clogging types that you should ...