Learn More When it comes to dogs, some breeds are naturally lean, maintaining an athletic and muscular frame with little effort. These low-fat dog breeds are built for endurance, speed, and agility, ...

Walking remains one of the most underrated forms of exercise for burning fat, especially around the belly. Unlike high-intensity workouts, walking is low-impact, sustainable, and easy to incorporate ...

People interpret a dog’s emotions based on its situation and have “a big blind spot” for the actual animal, a new study found. “When it comes to just perceiving dog emotions, we think we ...

Life with a dog is a matter of give and take. Especially when it comes to communication. With no common human–dog language, our ability to communicate relies on understanding and reading our pet ...

Subcutaneous fat is the fat you can "pinch." Found throughout the body just beneath your skin, subcutaneous fat plays an important role in protecting your health, but having too much can put you at ...

Disney fans probably remember the scene in the classic 1961 film “101 Dalmatians” in which the Dalmatian Pongo sits by a window, watching other dogs and their owners walk by outside.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Lifting weights increases lean muscle mass, which boosts resting metabolic rate. A May 2021 study from Wiley found that exercise resulted in significant weight loss, fat loss, and visceral fat loss, ...

Owners of podgy pooches may not be solely to blame — dogs’ genes can put them at higher risk of obesity just like people, a study found. Research involving Labrador retrievers identified ...

A quick search on YouTube yields thousands of videos, with many claiming rapid results; “lose your belly fat in one week” being a prime example. A common theme seems to be follow-along classes ...

Just a few days of eating a diet high in saturated fat could be enough to cause memory problems and related brain inflammation in older adults, a new study in rats suggests. Just a few days of ...

Dogs that are constantly hungry and prone to being overweight share a common bit of biology with some obesity-prone humans. This is what UK scientists have discovered - identifying a genetic ...