“No fad diets or crazy workouts”, digital creator and popular gastroenterologist Dr Pal Manickam shared 3 easy steps to help lose stubborn belly fat at home:Calculate your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). Eat about 200 calories less to start losing fat, and use free apps to check your numbers. Remember, fat loss is not about a perfect week. Kanikka Malhotra, consultant dietitian and certified diabetes educator, explained that weight loss essentially boils down to the balance of calories burned versus calories consumed. And while creating a calorie deficit is theoretically essential for weight loss, in practice, it’s much more complicated.

Source: Indian Express February 22, 2026 14:41 UTC