E55 - Can Your Hormones Be the Reason You Aren’t Losing Weight?

In this episode, Aidan & Leah explore whether hormones can interfere with weight loss efforts. From thyroid hormones and cortisol to appetite-regulating hormones, what impact do hormones have on preventing weight loss? Is it more complex, than calories in versus calories out, or is this stuff already factored in?

(0:00) - Introduction

(1:42) - Thyroid Hormones

(3:27) - Insulin

(7:52) - Cortisol

(12:18) - Satiety & Hunger Hormones (Leptin & Ghrelin)

(16:28) - Oestrogen

(17:30) - Hormonal Contraceptions

(19:50) - Testosterone

(20:58) - Summary

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