Women in midlife commonly come to Beverly Tchang, MD, with concerns about gaining weight, even though their diet and exercise routines have not changed. The patients are frequently frustrated about ...

Facilitating open discussions during perimenopause and menopause helps foster trust and mutual understanding between patients and practitioners. Women are aware their bodies are changing, and hearing ...

Weight gain is common in women during perimenopause and after menopause, but the physical changes underlying it start much earlier in adulthood. Daniela Hurtado Andrade, M.D., Ph.D., an ...

Menopausal weight gain is common, driven by hormonal changes and decreased muscle mass and energy expenditure. Hormone therapy is weight neutral and should not be used for weight loss; it may help ...

I’m a working mom of three kids ages 18, 20 and 23, so I just thought the hustle and bustle of keeping up with everything was exhausting me. I continuously complained to my therapist that I am ...

The average weight gain during menopause works out to roughly 4.6 lb (2.1 kg), according to the RACGP’s article on obesity and weight management at menopause, though the margin around that figure runs ...

A diet rich in fruits, vegetables, legumes and whole grains – and low in meat and dairy – may help women stave off weight gain during menopause, a study has found. Women put on an average of 1.5kg – ...

For many women, midlife weight gain is triggered by hormonal shifts that start in the late 40s If you’ve watched, baffled, as the number on the scales keeps creeping up, despite sticking to a healthy ...

From a public health perspective, prevention is as important as treatment. Still, what I observed was a large gap in ...

Around two-thirds (68%) of pregnancies have weight gain that is more or less than recommended and that is associated with complications such as preterm birth, large birth weight, and admission to ...