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A study by researchers at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) in Brazil, in partnership with University College London (UCL) in the United Kingdom, has concluded that the combination of abdominal fat and muscle loss increases the risk of death by 83%, compared to people without these conditions. This combination is so dangerous that it identifies an even greater problem: sarcopenic obesity. This condition is characterised by loss of muscle mass while gaining fat thr

New research has found for the first time that extreme weight fluctuations in people living with obesity (PLWO) and cardiovascular...

Poor muscle health is associated with a higher risk of an early death in people living with obesity and individuals with adverse muscle...

Previous obesity is associated with worse current mental health and this may increase risk of dying early, regardless of current weight...