Adiposity

Cause, possible treatment for abdominal fat in postmenopausal women found

Published in Women's Health Weekly, June 30th, 2005

Oregon Health & Science University researchers reported study findings that help explain why middle-aged women develop central body fat. They also conducted initial testing of estrogen replacement therapy as a possible method for counteracting the problem.

"We have all seen visible evidence that the United States is currently facing an obesity crisis," said Bethany Klopfenstein, MD, a fellow in the division of endocrinology of the OHSU School of Medicine. "The obesity epidemic is not only expanding the waistlines of Americans. It is also being connected to the unhealthy surge in type 2 diabetes cases, cardiovascular disease, and other associated disorders. For women, a...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-06-30)

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