Lori Cooper, MD is an endocrinologist at The Polyclinic in Seattle, WA. Dr. Cooper speaks about how thyroid hormones, age-related hormone changes, and levels of hunger hormones in the gut can affect weight. Find out why taking thyroid hormone is not a magic bullet for weight loss. Understand what happens to hormones before, during and after menopause, and how weight affects menopause—and vice versa. Men will learn how decreasing levels of androgens may affect their weight. Plus, find out how willpower and hunger hormones collide, and how weight gain can affect hormone levels.
(Lecture date: June, 2016, Length 1:00:04)