And while lifestyle choices still matter, the underlying cause isn’t willpower. It’s physiology.

In today’s fast-moving lifestyle, poor daily routines and unhealthy eating habits are silently affecting overall health. Long ...

Women in their 40s can build metabolic resistance by weight lifting, prioritizing protein and improving sleep habits.

There are physiological processes that begin long before menopause itself, but weight gain isn’t necessarily inevitable ...

In a pooled analysis involving more than 650,000 adults, researchers found that men with normal BMI but high waist ...

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 ...

During the multiyear transition to menopause, women's bodies begin processing sugar and carbs less efficiently, while their ...

Not all bloating is obvious, so how can you tell what's air and what's not? Plus, what may have caused your bloating and what ...

Many of us have gone through this, or are witnessing the same, while someone else does — you eat the same oatmeal, hit the ...

The rounded midsection that many people dismiss as a cosmetic concern carries far more serious implications than appearance alone. Abdominal fat, particularly the deep visceral variety that surrounds ...

Turns out this myth is nuts. For decades it’s been widely believed that eating nuts causes weight gain. Tree nuts in particular have a high calorie and fat content, prompting skepticism as to whether ...

If you’ve noticed your jeans fit a little more snug lately, you might chalk it up as a normal part of aging. After all, according to the Mayo Clinic, women gain an average of 1.5 pounds per year in ...