Gaining Weight May Worsen Hot Flashes
I'm a guy, so I know nothing about menopause--and I don't want to know either--but based on my father's panic and jumpiness, it's bad.
But ladies, if you want to take pity on your husbands, don't gain weight in your 50s.
A new study found women who chub up during mid-life may have worse hot flashes as they approach menopause.
Over four years, scientists measured hormone levels of more than 1,600 women, ages 47 to 59, along with body fat percentage and frequency of hot flashes.
Reporting in the American Journal of Epidemiology, 53% of women put on weight, 24% slimmed down, and 23% stayed the same.
Findings revealed women who gained weight were 1.23 times more likely to report hot flashes, the link remained even when hormone levels were considered.
My mom is pretty funny about her hot flashes. When she starts to feel one coming on, she says "flame on," like the Human Torch, and then we run!
Via Reuters.
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ReplyIf you don't know anything about the menopause, there's no need to make fun of it.
ReplyWe've got to laugh at ourselves, dear. And it's OK if others poke gentle fun at what is a natural, normal - yet uncomfortable and sometimes horrifying - process.
I love that "flame on"! I may start using it.
ReplyAt the end of the day, it is good info, that needs to be shared. Its small little things like these, which can contribute to a healthier life.
ReplyStay Fit
Haha flame on, nice. If my mom yelled that I'd yell back and be like HADOOKEN! (...any geeks in the house?!)
ReplySonic boom! ;)
ReplyI am know all about this & I have actually gotten more fit with age .. managed to keep my body fat pretty good.. I still know about all this & I would hate to think how worse it could be if I had put on weight cause it is pretty bad as it is! :-)
ReplyMakes sense to me. If you gain weight, you increase the amount of fat you have on your body and the more fat you have, the more estrogen you store. During menopause, your hormone levels are all over the place as it is, so messing with those levels is probably not the greatest idea. You have to strength train, ladies...keep that muscle mass so you can stay slim as you get older.
Reply@spectra, you just summed it up
oestrogen, BAD
ive been sticking to raw food, whole grain and very little white meat and water (plus diary and fruit) to fight type II and while im only 39 ive been experiencing hot flashes for a while, but the more i lose weight, the less i have them
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