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Sep 7, 2026
Episode 20: Menopause and Weight Gain - My Conversation on The Dr. Francavilla Show
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Frank AvellaHOST
But maybe the scale hasn't changed so much that they now qualify for a medication.

Raina PatelGUEST
A lot of women come in with that same sort of concept and same sort of concerns more so.

Raina PatelGUEST
And I try to frame it as if, you know, like let's reevaluate what our lifestyle is like, what is our nutrition? What is our physical activity? I try to work like step-by-step.

Raina PatelGUEST
What have they ate in the last 24 hours? How many servings of fruits or vegetables or protein sources are we getting per week? And this takes about like 40 minutes to do, right? It's very comprehensive.

Raina PatelGUEST
And we try to target and try to work with women where they are, right? And so- You've talked about this in your podcast so many times where, you know, protein goal intakes, right? We think about how many grams of protein should we be consuming per day? Like the menopause society, for example, recommends like 1.2 grams per kilograms of body weight per day.
Menopause and Weight Essentials with Dr. Raina Patel
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Raina PatelGUEST
A lot of women come in with that same sort of concept and same sort of concerns more so.

Raina PatelGUEST
And I try to frame it as if, you know, like let's reevaluate what our lifestyle is like.

Raina PatelGUEST
What is our nutrition? What is our physical activity? I try to work like step by step.

Raina PatelGUEST
What have they ate in the last 24 hours? How many servings of fruits or vegetables or protein sources are we getting per week? And this takes about like 40 minutes to do, right? It's very comprehensive.