New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12–15 May), and published in the International Journal of Obesity, could help explain why type 2 diabetes is more ...

VENICE, ITALY — Differences in how adipose tissue responds to insulin may account for why type 2 diabetes is more common in men than in women with obesity, according to newly presented data. A team of ...

Although total abdominal adipose tissue is similar between sexes, men have more visceral adipose tissue, whereas women have more subcutaneous adipose tissue. Despite having lower visceral adipose ...

Living organisms store excess energy as fat to survive and reproduce. However, excessive energy storage will cause obesity and increase the risk of metabolic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes and ...