Lipedema is a chronic and often misdiagnosed condition that affects millions of people worldwide. While researchers are still working to fully understand the underlying causes and risk factors, recent ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . With Obesity Medicine Association’s Fall Summit right around the corner, conference attendees — just like myself ...

Lipedema affects about 11% of cisgender women, according to the Brazilian Society of Angiology and Vascular Surgery. Yet the condition remains wrapped in uncertainties. Despite significant ...

After losing 350 pounds, Jaqueline Adan often felt frustrated that her legs still looked so big. If she asked her doctors why, they told her to lose more weight. “I can’t be like ‘OK, body, now lose ...

Lipedema is a chronic disorder of fatty tissue that causes a symmetrical and disproportionate increase in the size of the ...

This article was written for our sponsor, Carolina Vein Center. Ellen Klingler had tried for years to lose weight to little avail. She even underwent weight loss surgery. She lost 60 pounds but found ...

When I was about 9 years old and in the fourth grade, one of my friends asked me why I had "cankles." I didn't even know what that meant at the time. While I didn’t think too much about it, I kind of ...