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Menopausal weight gain impacts 60-70% women. Hormonal changes cause a redistribution of abdominal fat. A dietitian shares diet tips to reduce belly fat.
Weight gain is common in women going through menopause. It can be caused by a variety of factors, including hormone fluctuations, muscle loss, poor sleep, and changes in eating and exercise habits.
What causes belly fat in females and males is mostly the same: diet, inactivity, sleep loss, stress, alcohol consumption, and genetics. Menopause can cause belly fat in females too.
Every body is beautiful, but excess belly fat can actually pose health risks.
Studies have shown that not only does body fat distribution vary by sex, [4] but is also modulated by sex hormones. [3] [5] Post menopausal women typically show a more android fat distribution following declines in estrogen and regain gynoid-like fat distribution with estrogen replacement. [6]
In women, estrogen is believed to cause fat to be stored in the buttocks, thighs, and hips. [98] When women reach menopause and the estrogen produced by ovaries declines, fat at their buttocks, hips, and thighs decreases while fat at their belly increases. [99] [100]
Prevention is key, as it is always harder to lose fat than to keep it off, says Catherine Hansen MD, MPH, Head of Menopause at Pandia Health, a women-founded, women-led, doctor-led birth control ...
Having excess adipose tissue (fat) is a common condition, especially where food supplies are plentiful and lifestyles are sedentary. [2] Being overweight or having obesity may increase the risk of several diseases, such as diabetes , heart disease , and some cancers , and may lead to short- and long-term health problems during pregnancy . [ 2 ]