This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. Belly fat — both the visible kind and the deep kind that sits around your organs — is caused by a combination of factors. This ...

A swollen stomach causes confusion. Is it just gas, or is it real fat? The answer matters because both come from very ...

Hiding deep inside the body, a dangerous type of fat wraps itself around vital organs such as the kidneys, liver and heart — triggering inflammation that can lead to insulin resistance and chronic ...

A long term UK study finds that improving both diet quality and physical activity together leads to the greatest reduction in ...

Belly fat often rises after 30 due to muscle loss, lower insulin sensitivity and hormonal shifts. A California-based ...