You can’t spot-reduce belly fat, but you can lose it. Here’s what the science says works.
The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News [Unofficial]
March 18, 2026
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Every few years, a new product promises to “blast belly fat” or help you target your midsection. None of it works. Spot reduction, the idea that you can direct fat loss to a specific part of the body, simply isn’t how human physiology operates. “You can’t spot reduce, no […]
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