New therapies for atherosclerosis, obesity and type 2 diabetes are needed. Thyroid hormone excess has potentially useful effects, including lowering of serum cholesterol and reduction of body fat ...

Body fat elevates estrogen production, which is linked to these types of breast cancer. A new mathematical tool that includes age and sex as well as height and weight may help identify women at ...

Growth-hormone (GH) secretion is reduced in obesity ... in obese patients suggests that rhGH treatment converts adipose tissue to lean body mass, but without inducing overall weight loss.

Fat is found throughout the body: inside your nerves ... Too little adiponectin can lead to type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases. Another hormone is leptin, which controls appetite.