Menopause, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and Obesity

Andrea Giannini, Marta Caretto, Andrea R Genazzani and Tommaso Simoncini
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Andrea Giannini: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Italy
Marta Caretto: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Italy
Andrea R Genazzani: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Italy
Tommaso Simoncini: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Italy

Current Research in Diabetes & Obesity Journal, 2018, vol. 7, issue 1, 12-18

Abstract: Menopause is associated with a rapid increase in fat mass and a redistribution of body fat from the periphery to the abdomen, resulting in a transition from a gynoid to an android pattern of fat distribution. In postmenopausal women, increase in body mass index (BMI) and proportion of visceral fat are strongly correlated with the development of hypertension, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance and with a number of metabolic risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Central adiposity and visceral adiposity could influence the distribution of cardiovascular fat, defined as the fat surrounding the heart and arteries, and are correlates with CVD risk.

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Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.19080/CRDOJ.2018.07.555704

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