Growing up, Allison Jacobs knew her body looked different. “I was always a thicker child, and it was confusing to my parents because I didn’t eat differently,” Jacobs, 41, of Tampa, Florida, tells ...

After enduring years of misdiagnoses, I finally discovered that the persistent swelling, pain and disproportionate fat accumulation in my legs were due to lipedema—a chronic condition affecting ...

For many women, unexplained leg heaviness, swelling, and discomfort are often brushed off as signs of aging or weight changes. But for millions, there is a name for what they’ve been experiencing all ...