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  "path": "/2026/03/you-cant-spot-reduce-belly-fat-but-you-can-lose-it-heres-what-the-science-says-works/",
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    "Health",
    "Lifestyle",
    "Nutrition & Wellness",
    "belly fat science",
    "best exercise for belly fat",
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    "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"
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  "textContent": "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 […]\n\nThe post You can’t spot-reduce belly fat, but you can lose it. Here’s what the science says works. first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.",
  "title": "You can’t spot-reduce belly fat, but you can lose it. Here’s what the science says works."
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