"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 ...

Hormonal belly refers to abdominal weight gain due to an imbalance in hormones. Though it often affects women, especially after menopause, it also affects men, and several conditions can lead to ...

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, ...

Hormones have a major impact on women’s lives: Puberty in your teenage years is just the beginning—between monthly cycles and pregnancy, changes in hormones are pretty much part of daily life. And as ...

It started with a popped pants button. I was presenting at a conference, and right before I hit the stage, it went — shooting at a high rate of speed and landing in front of my shoe. My favorite black ...

Weight gain is a common occurrence during menopause — and often an unwelcome one. The extra pounds, which usually appear around the belly, can be especially hard to shed. But there’s good news for ...

On a recent episode of And Just Like That…, Charlotte York (Kristin Davis) goes shopping for a special back-to-work outfit to mark her return to the gallery world. In the dressing room, she is ...

Women may find themselves putting on extra pounds as they move through their forties and beyond, but it isn’t inevitable. Here, experts share the latest thinking on how to prevent and reverse midlife ...