Understanding weight gain at menopause
Monash University · Hospital Clínic de Barcelona · +10 more institutions
Abstract
The aim of this review was to summarize the literature regarding the impact of the menopause transition on body weight and body composition.
We conducted a search of the literature using Medline (Ovid, 1946-present) and PubMed (1966-2012) for English-language studies that included the following search terms: 'menopause', 'midlife', 'hormone therapy' or 'estrogen' combined with 'obesity', 'body weight' or 'body composition'.
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 17.39
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 119
Authors
8- SRSusan R. DavisCorresponding
Monash University
- CCCamil Castelo‐Branco
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer, Universitat de Barcelona
- PCPeter Chedraui
Universisdad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil
- MAMary Ann Lumsden
Princess Royal Maternity Hospital, University of Glasgow
- RERossella E. Nappi
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, University of Pavia
Topics & keywords
- Medicine
- Menopause
- Estrogen
- Abdominal obesity
- Obesity
- Physiology
- Progestin
- Endocrinology
- Good health and well-being