Treating vasomotor symptoms, sleep disturbance, and mood disorders can remove barriers to weight loss for women during menopause, experts say.

Finding the right diet and exercise plan can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack—overwhelming and often discouraging. That’s especially true during perimenopause, when constantly-shifting ...

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 ...

Learn more about how to approach menopausal weight gain, mood changes, hot flashes, hormone therapy, and other urgent topics.

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, MFOMA. Hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, brain fog — for many women, the transition to menopause is no picnic. Even if you make it ...

The guidelines for weight gain during pregnancy in obese women have long been questioned. New research supports the idea of lowering or removing the current recommendation of a weight gain of at least ...

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 ...

Eating more eggs is linked to weight gain in postmenopausal women, especially those with a high intake of Western foods such as processed and red meat, french fries, sweets, and desserts. Genetic ...

And tonight's women's doctor, let's face it. We all indulge *** little extra over the holidays. That's definitely normal. But researchers have found that people are more likely to gain weight and keep ...

As a teenager, Pamela Everland suffered from irregular and excessively heavy periods that lasted for six to eight weeks. At 19 years old, a gynecologist finally placed her on birth control to regulate ...