Ladies, prepare early for those potential extra kilos

Being aware that weight-related physical changes start earlier than midlife may help people be mindful about the importance of establishing and maintaining a healthy lifestyle at a younger age. — TNS

Weight gain is common in women during perimenopause and after menopause, but the physical changes underlying it start much earlier in adulthood.

Mayo Clinic endocrinologist and obesity expert Dr Daniela Hurtado Andrade explains why it is important to start counteracting those changes before perimenopause arrives.