{"id":375,"date":"2026-05-02T11:09:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T11:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/faq\/vai-liekais-svars-var-but-hormonalu-problemu-del\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T11:09:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T11:09:53","slug":"vai-liekais-svars-var-but-hormonalu-problemu-del","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/faq\/vai-liekais-svars-var-but-hormonalu-problemu-del\/","title":{"rendered":"Can being overweight be due to hormonal problems?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes! Often patients try unsuccessfully to lose weight with diets while the problem is hormonal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Causes of hormonal obesity:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hypothyroidism<\/strong> - slowed metabolism<\/li>\n<li><strong>Insulin resistance<\/strong> - constant craving for sweets<\/li>\n<li><strong>Excess cortisol<\/strong> - fat deposition in the abdomen<\/li>\n<li><strong>PCOS<\/strong> - for women, difficulty losing weight<\/li>\n<li><strong>Menopause<\/strong> - changes in oestrogen levels<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How Dr Caune helps:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Hormonal examination (TSH, insulin, cortisol, sex hormones)<\/li>\n<li>Find the cause of weight gain<\/li>\n<li>Develop an individual treatment plan<\/li>\n<li>Advice on nutrition and lifestyle<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>When the underlying condition is treated properly, weight often returns to normal on its own.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","faq_category":[28,27,25],"class_list":["post-375","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","faq_category-insulins","faq_category-svars","faq_category-vairogdziedzeris"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq\/375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faq"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq_category?post=375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}