A woman says she was “skinny-shamed” like Luisa Zissman and made to feel she had to be “grateful” for being slim despite struggling to gain weight. Bella Barnes, 26, has always been naturally slim and ...

There's no guide for menopause, no single type of "menopause doctor" you call to get answers when it shows up. And yet, menopause is a time that can be rife with new challenges and anxieties, and ...

If you are struggling with weight gain during menopause, you are not alone. Between 60% and 70% of women gain weight during menopause. While you may think that hormonal changes are the sole reason for ...

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 ...

About 50% of women experience weight gain during perimenopause or menopause, especially in the abdomen and upper body area. Staying at the usual weight gets harder every year, with women gaining 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 ...

Women who experience significant weight gain after the age of 20 and either have their first child after the age of 30 or don’t have children are almost three times more likely to develop breast ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Weight gain is common in women during perimenopause and after menopause, but the physical changes underlying it start much earlier in adulthood. Dr. Daniela Hurtado Andrade, an ...