At the most basic level, losing weight requires a calorie deficit; you need to burn more than you consume. Working with a ...

Credit: Getty/Mike Harrington Losing fat and building muscle are like the Holy Grail of fitness combination. But in practice, it’s not that easy to achieve both at the same time. Each requires ...

Discover how food pairing create thermogenic effects, accelerating metabolism and fat-burning potential through natural ...

The supplement market is filled with products claiming to support muscle growth and fat reduction. But the efficiency of these supplements can greatly differ. This article examines the most potent ...

If you’ve ever set out to reduce body fat, or build muscle, or do both at once, you’ve been working toward a body recomposition goal—even if you didn’t know it. This approach isn’t just ...

Hidden fat stored deep within muscles can significantly raise your risk of heart disease, heart attacks, and heart failure, even if you appear healthy based on standard measures like body mass ...

In a recent study published in Life Metabolism, Dr. Zhuoxian Meng’s team at Zhejiang University School of Medicine uncovered a novel mechanism by ...

A study from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia uncovered that high-dose vitamin D shifts your body's energy economy: instead of storing excess calories as fat, it helps build muscle. The process ...

Your body mass is made up of two components: body fat and lean body mass. People often use the terms “lean body mass” and “muscle mass” interchangeably, but they’re not the same.

Using advanced imaging technologies, scientists analyzed the amount of fat within participants' muscles, referred to as the fatty muscle fraction. They discovered that higher levels of this hidden ...