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If you are post-menopausal and can't seem to lose any weight, Dr. Cynthia Ferrara thinks she has the answer. Interesting but don't let it be an excuse for diet and exercise:
Menopause boosts fat storage
September 26, 2002
Women who notice their bodies growing rounder as they get older, may be pleased to hear that their weight gain isn't entirely their fault. A new study has found that during menopause, a woman's fat metabolism may change, making the body more likely to store fat, less likely to lose it.
Dr Cynthia Ferrara and collegues at the University of Maryland in Baltimore took fat samples from the abdomen and buttocks of 24 women of similar weight and body mass index (a weight to height ratio used to measure obesity). Half of the women were postmenopausal, while the other half were perimenopausal.
The researchers found that an enzyme, called adipose tissue lipoprotein lipase (AT-LPL), was more active in postmenopausal women than perimenopausal women. AT-LPL breaks down fat into its separate components for absorption into the fat cells.
The postmenopausal women also had reduced lipolysis, the process by which stored fat is released from fat cells. The amount of lipolysis In the buttocks was cut by 75% in postmenopausal women, the researchers found.
The accumulation of body weight and the changes in fat distribution after menopause increases not only the risk of Type 2 diabetes, but also heart disease.
Preventing weight gain.
Although the reasons for the change in fat metabolism is not understood, the researchers believe that hormonal changes during menopause, such as lower levels of oestrogen, may affect fat cell metabolism.
Although the reasons for the change in fat metabolism is not understood, the researchers believe that hormonal changes during menopause, such as lower levels of oestrogen, may affect fat cell metabolism.
Despite these unavoidable changes, the researchers recommend following a healthy diet and exercise programme to prevent weight gain as women age. – (Health24)
And don't trust those diet ads:
Many Weight-Loss Ads Are Misleading
WASHINGTON (Reuters) Sept 17 - Nearly 40% of weight-loss advertisements made at least one representation that was almost certainly false, according study by US regulators released on Tuesday. About 55% of the ads included at least one representation that was very likely to be false or lacked adequate substantiation of its promises, the analysis by Federal Trade Commission staff said.
The report urged Americans, who spend billions annually on weight-loss products and services, to look skeptically at advertisements that promise a "quick-fix" for weight loss. Consumer testimonials and before-and-after photos were common in diet promotions, but "rarely portrayed realistic weight loss," the report concluded.
"False or misleading claims are common in weight-loss advertising, and, based on our comparison of 1992 magazine ads with magazine ads for 2001, the number of products and the amount of advertising, much of it deceptive, appears to have increased dramatically over the last decade," the report said.
Claims that are too good to be true include assertions that a user can lose 1 pound a day or more for extended periods; that substantial weight loss, without surgery, can be achieved without diet or exercise; and that users can lose weight regardless of how much they eat, the report said.
Best wishes, Dr. Rehert. (Be sure to read Disclaimer, Etc. - attached)
Best wishes, Dr. Rehert. (Be sure to read Disclaimer, Etc. - attached)
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