Tag: Belly

Almost time! Jessa Seewald (née Duggar) has a baby on the way and her 3-year-old son, Spurgeon, is ready for his little sibling’s birth. “Watching Spurgeon anticipate the arrival of his new sibling has got to be one of the sweetest parts of this pregnancy,” the Counting On star, 26, wrote on Instagram on Tuesday,

March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, and if you’re scratching your head not entirely sure what that means, you wouldn’t be the only one. But because this painful condition deserves long overdue recognition, some women who have it are taking to Instagram to share photos of their endo scars using the hashtag #ThisIsEndometriosis.  Endo is a disorder in

Some of you may have made a New Year’s resolution to hit the gym to tackle that annoying belly fat. But have you ever wondered how physical activity produces this desired effect? A signaling molecule called interleukin-6 plays a critical role in this process, researchers report December 27 in the journal Cell Metabolism. As expected,

At MensHealth.com, we spend a lot of time talking about how to get rock-hard abs. But the truth is, having a hard stomach isn’t always a good thing. In fact, if you have excess belly fat and it’s hard to the touch, it can be a sign that you’re at increased risk of serious illness.

If you’re pinching an inch or more, you know the frustration: What’s it take to tame the jiggle in the middle? “When it comes to losing belly fat, there’s a lot of misinformation out there,” says Dr Holly Lofton, an assistant professor of medicine and director of the weight management program at NYU Langone Medical

Belly fat is bad news, and not just because you’d like to show off flatter abs at the beach. More and more research is suggesting that waist size is a bigger risk factor for serious diseases than your overall body fat percentage. The main culprit: Visceral fat, the kind that’s found deep within your abdomen