weight gain after retirement

Retirement marks a major milestone in life, decades of hard work finally exchanged for freedom, flexibility, and well-earned rest. Yet for many US-based retirees, that transition comes with an unexpected side effect: steady, unexplained weight gain. The morning commute suddenly disappears. The lunch schedule disappears. Physical activity drops. And without the structure that work once provided, bodies begin to change. Research published in the Journal of Gerontology tracked