Belly fat — both the visible kind and the deep kind that sits around your organs — is caused by a combination of factors. This includes factors within your control, like your diet and physical ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. Belly fat — both the visible kind and the deep kind that sits around your organs — is caused by a combination of factors. This ...

It is not a medical term, but "cortisol belly" refers to weight gain in the abdominal (belly) area. Sometimes referred to as abdominal obesity, it is caused by an excess of the stress hormone cortisol ...

Even on a vegetarian diet, excess refined carbs and sedentary habits can lead to belly fat. A doctor explains how carb-heavy eating patterns trigger central obesity.

When we think about obesity, we often picture a single number on a weighing scale. However, weight management is much more ...

New research being presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Malaga, Spain (11-14 May), reveals that 3- to 4- year olds in rural areas are more likely to be living with overweight ...

Surgeons across India are experiencing an increase in difficult hernia operations which primarily occurs because of rising obesity rates. Medical experts now warn that excess body weight not only ...