Body fat, belly fat and muscle are often top of mind when we think about diet and healthy aging. But a new study suggests your daily coffee habit may be influencing all three — along with your metabolism.

Belly fat can be stubborn — and the deeper fat carried around your middle is tied to serious health risks. But here’s encouraging news: Packing the right workout into just one day could be an effective way to shrink your waist and reduce body fat.

Research has successfully busted a deeply held belief about diabetes prevention: that weight loss is a must. A large, long-running study found that one in four people reversed their condition without losing a single pound.

Osteoporosis and the risks for hip or spine fractures go way up with age, especially for women. That’s why we succumb to bone scans and try to build up our bones. But you may be surprised what your arms can reveal about your bones (and a disease trigger deep in your belly)…

Good reasons to exercise include improving body composition, metabolism and heart health. But who has 150 minutes a week? No problem, try interval running and get these benefits and more in a fraction of the time.

You can easily zip your jeans and your doctor’s happy with the number on the scale. That means you’re fit and healthy, right? Not necessarily. Being skinny-fat may mask artery damage setting you up for stroke or heart attack…