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Endocrinologist debunks the myth of the 'cortisol belly'

Endocrinologist Elizaveta Zolotova explained that the popular term 'cortisol belly' has nothing to do with stress in 95% of cases: belly growth is linked to an overall excess of fat tissue, while the rare hormonal pathology occurs in about 1% of people with obesity.

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