One of the biggest challenges in life for women relates to menopause. Typically, women reach menopause, which marks the end of menstruation in a woman’s life, between the ages of 45 and 55, but it can happen much earlier or as late as 60. Most women put on about half a kilo of weight every year during this period of life. This is especially important because considering the average life expectancy of women in developed countries is 81 years, women will spend about 40 per cent of their life in post-menopause, and the weight gain you experience during this time will put you at increased risk of disease.

So, how do you prevent the weight gain that comes with menopause? Are hormones to blame? Join Dr Nick as he takes you on a deep dive into the science to find out.

Relevant studies and resources can be found here:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/13697137.2012.707385

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11004935/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2488072/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/104727979290011E

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/187879

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14644697/

For more help on your health and weight loss journey, check out the IWL award-winning program found here: https://intervalweightloss.com/

For advice on what to eat and how to eat throughout the day, check out this 1-minute video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru_YiyHTRPA

For resistance training circuits you can do in the comfort of your own home, check out these 30-minute workouts here:  https://youtu.be/n9qYzjLY9G4

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Dr Nick Fuller is a Leading Obesity Expert at the University of Sydney and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and the founder of the IWL program: https://www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/about/our-people/academic-staff/nick-fuller

He holds the following qualifications:

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Obesity Treatment - The University of Sydney

Bachelors Degree, Human Movement & Sports Science - University of Technology, Sydney

Masters Degree, Nutrition & Dietetics - The University of Sydney