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1. Diet. Being in a calorie surplus — consuming more calories than you burn — can lead to overall weight gain and increase your chances of developing belly fat.
Of those adolescents who lost weight after bariatric surgery, 60% maintained at least a 20% weight loss at five-year follow-up and 8% had regained most of the pre-surgical weight. [6] Lack of pre-surgical weight loss is associated with an increased risk of weight gain after bariatric surgery. [6]
When women reach menopause and the estrogen produced by ovaries declines, fat at their buttocks, hips, and thighs decreases while fat at their belly increases. [99] [100] 50% of men and 70% of women in the United States between the ages of 50 and 79 years now [when?] exceed the waist circumference threshold for central obesity. [101]
In particular, alcohol intake often increases around midlife for women (and men) and that leads to abdominal weight gain. Exacerbating any actual fat gain around the midsection is bloating ...
Children exposed in the womb to pesticides and synthetic chemical contaminants such as PFAS gain more weight during childhood, a new study says.
In males, mean percentage body fat ranged from 23% at age 16–19 years to 31% at age 60–79 years. In females, mean percentage body fat ranged from 32% at age 8–11 years to 42% at age 60–79 years. But it is important to recognise that women need at least 9% more body fat than men to live a normal healthy life. [2]
Smoking has a significant effect on an individual's weight. Those who quit smoking gain an average of 4.4 kilograms (9.7 lb) for men and 5.0 kilograms (11.0 lb) for women over ten years. [156] However, changing rates of smoking have had little effect on the overall rates of obesity. [157]
The loss of estrogen in menopause is strongly associated with a change in body composition.