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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If your midsection feels slightly larger than usual, you might wonder if this size increase is caused by weight gain or bloating. Although the two may look and possibly feel the same, weight gain 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 ...

At this year’s meeting, menopause experts discussed recent data on age-related weight change, belly fat accumulation, and what women can do about it. Whoever coined the phrase “Don’t mess with success ...

Saturday night. All day you’ve been looking forward to meeting friends for dinner, drinks, and good conversation. Shower. Check. Hair and makeup. Done. Time to get dressed. You open the closet door, ...

Her fat gain was as serious as cancer. A Texas woman who couldn’t shed belly fat no matter how hard she tried was flabbergasted after learning that she actually harbored a 17-pound stomach tumor. “I ...

Amanda Shoultz, 29, struggled with mysterious weight gain that was later diagnosed as a massive tumor, according to a recent report. Shoultz first noticed she was gaining weight early in the year, so ...

Weight gain isn't always bad, but noticing isolated areas of your body changing shape and composition can be a warning sign.