In the early 40s, and perhaps even earlier, it is important for women and their health care team to start discussing aging-related weight changes that are happening and will happen.

The natural process of aging brings significant changes to every woman’s body, but Black women face unique challenges when it comes to weight gain and its health implications. As metabolism naturally ...

“Weight changes are not only characteristic of midlife or menopause. Data have shown that weight gain starts early in ...

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 ...