Body fat rarely stays in one place. A new imaging study suggests that the spots where fat settles can line up with changes in your brain. Researchers at The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical ...

Fri, February 13, 2026 at 4:02 PM UTC There are other elements that matter here, too, like how much fat you have overall, but the study also found a link between being “skinny fat” and having a higher ...

Research led by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University finds that regional fat distribution exerts distinct effects on brain structure, connectivity and cognition, revealing patterns not explained by ...

The effect of body fat on brain health may depend not only on the amount of fat an individual has but also on where that fat is stored, new research revealed. While previous research has established a ...

Aesthetic reasons aside, carrying too much fat poses a serious health risk. Excess fat, especially visceral fat around your organs, is linked to type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and several types of ...

A study looked at data from 26,000 people and found that those who had more fat in the pancreas or who were “skinny fat” had a higher risk of faster brain aging, cognitive decline, and neurological ...

How fat is distributed in people’s bodies could make a difference to their risk of certain cancers, according to new research led by the University of Bristol. The international study is published in ...

Regular exercise doesn’t just burn calories—it fundamentally changes your fat tissue at a cellular level, according to groundbreaking research. A recent study has uncovered surprising differences ...

We’ve all been there—obsessively crunching in hopes of melting that stubborn belly pooch or doing endless squats to trim those thighs. It’s the dream of “spot reduction”—the idea that you can target ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. (January 27, 2026) – The effect of obesity on brain health may depend not only on how much fat is in the body, but also on the areas of the body where fat is stored, according to a ...