“Menopause mirrors what was happening to you at the beginning of your reproductive life,” says Makeba Williams, MD, associate professor and vice chair for professional development and wellness in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Instead of getting their periods, women are getting hot flashes. Sometimes, the transition can make women “feel like their bodies are betraying them,” Dr. Williams adds. And research shows that the more severe a woman’s menopause symptoms are, the worse the eating disorder can be.
Dr. Williams