"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 ...

Cortisol belly is weight gain in the abdominal area, sometimes referred to as abdominal obesity, caused by an excess of the stress hormone cortisol. It can happen to anyone experiencing prolonged ...

In an exclusive conversation with the editorial team of Only My Health, Dr Tushar Tayal, Associate Director, Internal Medicine, CK Birla Hospital Gurgaon explains to us all about cortisol belly. Let’s ...