Nutrition and Weight Gain in the Menopause

doi:10.1017/9781108869102.018

Chapter 17 - Nutrition and Weight Gain in the Menopause

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 June 2020

Edited by

Paula Briggs and

Nicholas Panay: Affiliation:
Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea Hospital, London
Paula Briggs: Affiliation:
Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
Gabor T. Kovacs: Affiliation:
Monash University, Victoria

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Eating well and keeping active remains the cornerstone of a healthy menopause, regardless menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) status. During a consultation, it can be all too easy to gloss over lifestyle aspects of menopause care assuming the patient knows what a healthy diet and lifestyle is. There remains both lay and health professional confusion about the evidence-based approach to nutrition. Poor science and celebrity ‘anecdote’ flood consumer and social media with misinformation about what a healthy diet and lifestyle should look like.

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Information: Managing the Menopause , pp. 164 - 176

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108869102.018 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2020

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