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25 - Hormones, nutrition and metabolism in menopause

In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by broadcaster and menopause awareness campaigner Mariella Frostrup and chef Belles Berry, who is the daughter of renowned cook Mary Berry. They recently co-authored Menolicious, a cookbook designed to provide women with simple, nutritious recipes that make healthy eating more manageable.Together they discuss how hormonal changes during perimenopause and menopause influence metabolism, appetite and body composition, and why nutrition remains fundamental even alongside HRT. The conversation explains the mechanisms behind weight gain with low…

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