If you are having frequent stomach-related problems and your weight is increasing, then dieting or exercise alone is not enough. There are certain stomach diseases that cause weight gain. Know what ...

"Cortisol belly" is a popular term used to describe weight gain mostly around your belly area, or abdomen. Sometimes it's called "hormonal belly." It’s not a medical term or diagnosis, but it could be ...

This article was reviewed by Julia Switzer, MD, FACOG. Key takeaways Hormonal changes during menopause naturally shift fat storage toward the abdomen, causing what some call “menobelly” or menopause ...

You're in your mid-40s, eating healthy and exercising regularly. It's the same routine that has worked for years.

Keeping weight off during middle age is not easy. As the years pass, many people—especially men—find themselves gaining stubborn belly fat. Now, researchers have uncovered key reasons why this happens ...

In your 40s and the weighing scale keeps inching up? Your clothes feel tighter? A soft belly appears almost overnight? What ...

One of the most common complaints from women in midlife is noticing their body hangs onto more weight around the midsection — seemingly for no particular reason. Frustrating, right? Like many other ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Vinaya Gogineni, Vanderbilt University and Anna Barton Bradley, Vanderbilt University ...