STARING at yet another pregnancy test, Erica Coronado was thrilled but terrified. The 36-year-old had given up hope of a baby ...

ACCIDENTLY falling pregnant isn’t something most of us expect when we take antibiotics or antifungals for athlete’s foot. But ...

You're consuming too much sugar. I think of leptin as the hormone that says, "Darling, put down the fork." Under normal circumstances, it's released from your fat cells and travels in the blood to ...

Hormones, such as insulin, leptin, sex hormones, and growth hormones, influence our appetite, metabolism, and body fat distribution, says Dr Ingale, adding that obese people usually have high ...

Despite consistent exercise and a balanced diet, many people struggle with stubborn belly fat that seems impossible to lose. While diet and physical activity are crucial factors, hormone ...

But leptin (the hormone responsible for fullness), cortisol (the stress hormone that can promote fat storage), and thyroid hormones (which can cause weight gain) all play a role in weight and ...

Fried, PhD, a professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Fat responds to signals like the hormone insulin, which tells adipose tissue to store fat. “There are also nerves that go ...