Caroline Thomason is a media dietitian in the greater Washington, D.C. area. She writes for top-tier media outlets, partners with brands as a nutrition expert and runs a nutrition private practice.

We'll talk about body fat, what it does for us and how to shed the excess. Before we dig into how to lose it, we need to understand what body fat is and what function it serves our body.

No matter what has caused arm fat to accumulate, many people who have it wish to lose it. There's no one-size-fits-all approach. "Everyone's body is different," says Gontang. He says that some ...

You typically can’t lose fat from just one area of your body at a time, so toning your lower belly generally means losing fat overall. A few key steps to do this include eating a balanced diet ...

Many people seek fat loss as a goal, but they may be concerned that they will also lose muscle along the way. Research suggests that several dietary, fitness, and lifestyle strategies could help ...

What's more, though is that 'muscles also have a higher metabolic rate than fat,' says Mir Ali, MD, medical director of MemorialCare Surgical Weight Loss Center at Orange Coast Medical Center in ...