Hormones And Weight Gain: Symptoms And Ways To Control
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- 27 Apr 2023
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Understand how much influence hormones have on how our bodies function and look.
There is a direct link between hormones and weight gain. Sudden weight gain and difficulty losing weight could be the symptoms of hormonal weight gain. A balanced diet and exercise alone may not be as effective in such cases. You also must get your hormone levels checked.
Hormones maintaining homeostasis (a self-regulating process that balances bodily functions) helps manage weight, regulates metabolism, and maintains one’s reproductive health (1).
Most women go through hormonal imbalances due to age, genetics, pregnancy, and menopause, leading to weight gain (2). But which hormones are the key players?
Does Hormonal Imbalance Make You Gain Weight?
Hormones, along with your lifestyle, influence your appetite, satiety, metabolism, and weight (3). Stress, age, genes, and poor lifestyle choices can disrupt your hormonal balance and lead to a sluggish metabolism, indigestion, and uncontrollable hunger. This, ultimately, leads to weight gain.
This graph indicates the results of a survey conducted by Statista among women in the US aged 35 years and older. Around 60 percent of women reported that the impact of declining hormone levels in women as they age was not discussed enough. Read More…
