India, Oct. 17 -- You've switched to salads, replaced sugary drinks with diet soda, started snacking on nuts instead of biscuits, and made sure roti or rice features in every meal. Yet, the belly fat doesn't seem to budge. If this sounds familiar, you may be overlooking the small, everyday habits that influence your overall calorie intake, metabolic health and ability to manage weight. Eating healthy is not just about choosing foods labelled as nutritious.

It also involves understanding portion sizes, meal composition, cooking methods and how consistently your lifestyle supports your health goals. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Tanay Mandowara, nutrition and lifestyle medicine coach and metabolic health specialist, shared common habi...