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What is the best diet for a menopausal woman? Can diet affect menopause symptoms? Can you lose weight during menopause?

When talking about women's health, you cannot ignore menopause. Many women fear menopause because of an array of problems associated with it. True, when your estrogen levels decrease in menopause, there might be an increase in your body temperature and weight.  Before talking about the menopause diet, let's see what MENOPAUSE is. Menopause is a stage that every woman passes through when she crosses 50 years of age. This is the period when your menstrual cycle stops completely or you do not have periods for 12 months at a stretch.  So does menopause happen suddenly? Well, you might first pass through Perimenopause before menopause strikes. This is the period shortly before menopause. In some cases, perimenopause can begin in the 40s and sometimes in the 30s. For some women, it could be as late as the mid-50s.  When perimenopause happens, you can start experiencing mood swings, hot flashes, fatigue, and low energy. Since hormone levels, especially estrogen, fall, it can start to