Your body has a 'set-point' weight it wants to maintain. Learn how set-point theory affects your metabolism and the lifestyle shifts that could lower your natural weight range.

Your defended weight range can gradually shift upward through hormonal, metabolic, environmental, and microbiome-driven changes that push the body toward higher weight. Questions about why weight gain ...

Understanding our body’s natural “healthy” weight range is much like understanding our foot size: Each of us has a unique, natural size based on our individual biology. This idea is especially ...

If your journey to lose weight and reach your ultimate fitness level has turned into an epic journey to rival the combined works of Homer — the poet, not the Simpson — you’re probably sick of having ...

Pennington Biomedical researchers have investigated the systems of the body that regulate weight, exploring whether our bodies defend an established weight target or operate within a broader range of ...

How Does Weight Loss Work? Food, exercise, sleep, hydration. So much goes into weight loss. But how does weight loss work, exactly? In the simplest sense, weight loss happens when you consume fewer ...

"Growing evidence suggests that obesity is a disorder of the energy homeostasis system, [and scientists] need to elucidate the mechanisms underlying this 'upward setting' or 'resetting' of the ...

Research shows the battle to keep weight off isn’t about willpower—it’s biology. Here’s how scientists say we can work with our bodies, not against them. Our bodies evolved to survive famine, not ...