Why Your Belly Fat Persists Even When You’re Doing the Right Things

Sleep, stress, menopause, medications and other overlooked reasons a stubborn waistline may have little to do with willpower

You’ve been watching what you eat. Cutting back on the snacks. Making the kind of earnest, grown-up dietary decisions that really ought to count for something. And yet, the waistline isn’t budging.

If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. I’ve had a number of messages from readers lately saying exactly this: they’ve been paying attention to their diet,…