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Feb 28, 2024 · Weight gain is a common concern for midlife women and has been reported in several studies. In the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN), midlife women (n = 3064; mean age 45.9 years) gained an average of 0.7 kg (1.5 pounds) per year, independent of age at baseline or menopause status [1].
Oct 1, 2017 · Weight gain accompanied by an increased tendency for central fat distribution is common among women in midlife. These changes are a result of aging, decreasing estrogen levels after menopause, and other unique influences in menopausal women that interfere with the adoption of healthy lifestyle measures.
- Ekta Kapoor, Maria L. Collazo-Clavell, Stephanie S. Faubion
- 2017
Feb 25, 2017 · Weight gain is a common concern among aging women. Nearly two-thirds of women ages 40 to 59 years and about three-fourths of women older than 60 years are overweight (body mass index greater than 25 kg/m 2 ) in the United States.
Chen and colleagues used data from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) to examine the relationship between weight, waist circumference, and mortality. They found few associations between older women’s BMI and risk of mortality, and those that existed were only in population subsets: women initially in their 50s or 60s, older women at the ...
Dec 1, 2022 · A step towards understanding weight gain among women in midlife is quantifying it. Metabolic aging leads to an increase in body mass and worsening of anthropometric parameters, with a progressive decrease in muscle mass and a subsequent accumulation of body adipose tissue [8, 9].
Recent findings: Aging-related changes such as decreased energy expenditure and physical activity are important culprits for weight gain in midlife women. The hormonal changes of menopause also influence body adiposity distribution and increase central adiposity.
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Jul 19, 2023 · Millions of people enter later life carrying an extra 10 to 15 pounds, weight they’ve gained after having children, developing joint problems, becoming less active, or making meals the center...
