A 2018 study of 2,724 middle-aged adults in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology found that those with high cortisol levels ...

A study conducted by the National Institute of Health shows that 5–6 hours of sleep per night is associated with an increased ...

Britons are ballooning. Our waistlines are expanding at a rate that means the average adult is now rounder than ever before.

Not all fat is equal, either. Our bodies contain white fat, brown fat, and beige fat. While white fat stores energy, brown fat helps burn calories. Beige fat tissue contains a mixture of the two. And ...

Stress can add to your belly fat woes too as it may affect your metabolism and increase cortisol production making you want to eat more frequently than your body requires. Sleeping less due to stress ...

Medically reviewed by Andrea L. Braden, MD Medically reviewed by Andrea L. Braden, MD Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a ...

Other warning signs that you might be approaching dangerous levels of belly fat can include elevated blood sugar, low ...

There are a lot of benefits to a low-cortisol workout, like an improved mood and better sleep quality, according to Reed.

Fat stored around the abdomen protects internal organs and the body tends to retain it as a last resort, making it difficult ...

Find yourself getting rounder as you age, notably in the belly region? Visceral fat is a type of fat found deep within the ...