Evidence-based information on weight and how it relates to your health, from the medical causes of weight gain to how clinicians actually measure and assess it. These articles explain what the research says so you can have a better-informed conversation with your doctor.
Weight & HealthRegaining weight after a diet is a physiological response, not a failure of willpower. Here is what changes in appetite, metabolism and habit after weight loss, why Irish clinical guidance treats weight as a long-term condition, and what maintenance support actually looks like.
Weight & HealthWhat weight-management support you can access through the HSE and with a medical card, how the levels of care work, how GP referral to community dietetics and hospital services actually happens, and where the gaps are.
Weight & HealthShort sleep and chronic stress change appetite hormones, insulin sensitivity and food choices before they change anything you would notice. What the connection is, what shift work does, and when it is worth talking to a GP.
Weight & HealthPolycystic ovary syndrome makes weight easier to gain and harder to lose, and the reason is insulin, not effort. How PCOS is diagnosed in Ireland, what the weight connection actually is, and what a GP assessment covers.
Weight & HealthWhy weight shifts to the middle during perimenopause even when nothing else has changed, what muscle loss and disturbed sleep have to do with it, and what menopause care looks like in Ireland including the free HRT arrangement.
Weight & HealthUnexplained weight gain is sometimes a symptom rather than a cause. Learn which medical conditions and prescribed treatments can affect body weight, and what an Irish GP assesses when weight changes without an obvious explanation.
Weight & HealthWhat BMI and waist circumference actually measure, where each one misleads, and how an Irish GP uses them alongside blood pressure, blood sugar and other checks to assess health rather than appearance.
Weight & HealthGLP-1 weight loss injections in Ireland explained: Learn about costs, eligibility, side effects, and how to get started with medically supervised weight loss.