"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." It's no secret that hormones directly impact your health and well-being, and even the slightest ...

"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 ...

Weight gain isn't always bad, but noticing isolated areas of your body changing shape and composition can be a warning sign. Most commonly, this type of spot fat gaining happens around the stomach, ...

"Thyroid belly," the abdominal weight gain that's thought to go hand-in-hand with low thyroid conditions, has gained a lot of attention on social media recently. But the truth about the condition-and ...

Many of us have gone through this, or are witnessing the same, while someone else does — you eat the same oatmeal, hit the gym the same number of times, and yet, you’re shifting to a larger size of ...

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 ...