Weight gain, especially at the waist, is common during the perimenopause and postmenopause period. Such gain, along with ...

Several factors can contribute to weight gain in both men and women, but women often have a greater challenge. This can be due to sociological or psychological reasons, as well as those that are ...

Post-menopausal women face heightened breast cancer risk due to excess body fat. Declining oestrogen production shifts ...

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 ...

At least half of all people who go through menopause experience weight gain, according to the British Menopause Society. Some research suggests that this value could be as high as 60% to 70%.

Weight and body changes are common during menopause. Hormonal changes during perimenopause — the transition period before menopause — contribute to these changes, which can include significant weight ...