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 ...

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 ...

Many people in perimenopause notice that they gain weight, especially around their mid-section. As estrogen levels dip, there’s a cascade effect in the body that makes it harder for women to keep ...

Women may find themselves putting on extra pounds as they move through their forties and beyond, but it isn’t inevitable. Here, experts share the latest thinking on how to prevent and reverse midlife ...

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

If you were old enough to see NSYNC perform “Bye Bye Bye” live on tour or witness Britney Spears slither on stage with a snake at the MTV Video Music Awards, you might be going through perimenopause. ...

Weight gain is a common occurrence during menopause — and often an unwelcome one. The extra pounds, which usually appear around the belly, can be especially hard to shed. But there’s good news for ...

The diabetes drug dulaglutide (Trulicity) may significantly lower a woman's risk of substantial weight gain after she has given up smoking, finds a secondary analysis of clinical trial data, published ...

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 ...

Pregnancy is a crucial phase in a woman's life, requiring increased nutritional intake to support both maternal health and ...

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 ...