Dr. Sarah Berry

So you've got like this perfect storm of symptoms, lack of sleep, the estrogen driving your fat tissues to be in different areas. And all of this culminates in weight gain. And all of this culminates in different ways in how you metabolize food and your metabolism.

So you've got like this perfect storm of symptoms, lack of sleep, the estrogen driving your fat tissues to be in different areas. And all of this culminates in weight gain. And all of this culminates in different ways in how you metabolize food and your metabolism.

So you've got like this perfect storm of symptoms, lack of sleep, the estrogen driving your fat tissues to be in different areas. And all of this culminates in weight gain. And all of this culminates in different ways in how you metabolize food and your metabolism.

Yeah, absolutely. So one of the things we looked at, and this is in 70,000 women who we asked them lots of questions about their menopause symptoms, the impact they were having on their quality of life. And then we also collected lots of health data. So we collected data on their microbiome, their blood glucose responses to food, their BMI, their health history, etc.

Yeah, absolutely. So one of the things we looked at, and this is in 70,000 women who we asked them lots of questions about their menopause symptoms, the impact they were having on their quality of life. And then we also collected lots of health data. So we collected data on their microbiome, their blood glucose responses to food, their BMI, their health history, etc.

Yeah, absolutely. So one of the things we looked at, and this is in 70,000 women who we asked them lots of questions about their menopause symptoms, the impact they were having on their quality of life. And then we also collected lots of health data. So we collected data on their microbiome, their blood glucose responses to food, their BMI, their health history, etc.

And then we looked at how do people's symptoms differ according to lots of these other factors. And what we found was that people, as their BMI increased, so as their body mass index, so they would be predicted to therefore have more adipose tissue, more fat tissue, as that increased, their menopause symptoms got worse. And it was kind of in a stepwise progression.

And then we looked at how do people's symptoms differ according to lots of these other factors. And what we found was that people, as their BMI increased, so as their body mass index, so they would be predicted to therefore have more adipose tissue, more fat tissue, as that increased, their menopause symptoms got worse. And it was kind of in a stepwise progression.

And then we looked at how do people's symptoms differ according to lots of these other factors. And what we found was that people, as their BMI increased, so as their body mass index, so they would be predicted to therefore have more adipose tissue, more fat tissue, as that increased, their menopause symptoms got worse. And it was kind of in a stepwise progression.

So every time their BMI went up by a few points, so did their menopause symptoms go up. But this is what's really challenging. You know, ask a peri- or post-menopause or overweight woman will just go and lose weight and she'll probably throw her coffee at you. Because it's so challenging. So you're in this kind of vicious cycle where the...

So every time their BMI went up by a few points, so did their menopause symptoms go up. But this is what's really challenging. You know, ask a peri- or post-menopause or overweight woman will just go and lose weight and she'll probably throw her coffee at you. Because it's so challenging. So you're in this kind of vicious cycle where the...

So every time their BMI went up by a few points, so did their menopause symptoms go up. But this is what's really challenging. You know, ask a peri- or post-menopause or overweight woman will just go and lose weight and she'll probably throw her coffee at you. Because it's so challenging. So you're in this kind of vicious cycle where the...

living with obesity or living with being overweight is making your symptoms worse those symptoms for most people are then going to make it harder for people to lose weight and so i do think there has to be an element of being kind to ourselves as well as peri and postmenopausal women that look it is harder it is tougher it is a perfect storm the odds are stacked against you but having said that

living with obesity or living with being overweight is making your symptoms worse those symptoms for most people are then going to make it harder for people to lose weight and so i do think there has to be an element of being kind to ourselves as well as peri and postmenopausal women that look it is harder it is tougher it is a perfect storm the odds are stacked against you but having said that

living with obesity or living with being overweight is making your symptoms worse those symptoms for most people are then going to make it harder for people to lose weight and so i do think there has to be an element of being kind to ourselves as well as peri and postmenopausal women that look it is harder it is tougher it is a perfect storm the odds are stacked against you but having said that

there is still hope. There are still things we can do about it.

there is still hope. There are still things we can do about it.

there is still hope. There are still things we can do about it.

So there's two core areas we've been looking at at ZOE. One is we've been looking at the relationship between menopause and health, so disease. So we've been doing some deep dives into looking at how menopause is related to disease risk factors like blood pressure, like post-meal glucose responses, etc., And that's a study we published a couple of years ago.

So there's two core areas we've been looking at at ZOE. One is we've been looking at the relationship between menopause and health, so disease. So we've been doing some deep dives into looking at how menopause is related to disease risk factors like blood pressure, like post-meal glucose responses, etc., And that's a study we published a couple of years ago.