ReviewHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2016
Association of Mid-Life Changes in Body Size, Body Composition and Obesity Status with the Menopausal Transition.
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82 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 180 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Effectiveness of face-to-face and web-based exercise programs on health outcomes in early postmenopausal women: a randomized trial.BMC women's health · 2026Trial
- Moderate intensity walking exercises reduce the body mass index and vascular inflammatory factors in postmenopausal women with obesity: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2023Trial
- Effects of combined 17β-estradiol and progesterone on weight and blood pressure in postmenopausal women of the REPLENISH trial.Menopause (New York, N.Y.) · 2020Trial
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- Enhanced Metabolic Risks in Patients with Obesity and Nutritional Deficiencies in the U.S.: A TriNetX Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- The relationship between weight locus of control, eating behaviors, and anthropometric measurements in menopausal women aged 45-55: a cross-sectional study.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Hypertension in Women Across the Life Cycle: Unique Aspects and Challenges.Current hypertension reports · 2026Review
- Fat Mass Is Associated with Aging Rather than Menopausal Transition.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Eyelid Laxity, Anthropometric, and Body Composition Parameters: Sex-Based Differences.The Eurasian journal of medicine · 2026Article
- Impact of Obesity, Menopause, and Depression in Women's Health: An Attempt to Decipher the Complex Relationship.Current medicinal chemistry · 2026Review
- Middle-aged Korean women's experiences of physical activity during the transition to menopause: a grounded theory approach.Women's health nursing (Seoul, Korea) · 2025Article
- Anthropometry and the Risk of Breast Cancer in Moroccan Women: A Large Multicentric Case-Control Study.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Article
- Age-Related Trends in Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry-Measured Adiposity and Their Clinical Relevance: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study of Korean Peri- and Postmenopausal Women.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
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- Ovarian Aging: The Silent Catalyst of Age-Related Disorders in Female Body.Aging and disease · 2025Review
- Obesity-Related Kidney Disease in Bariatric Surgery Candidates.Obesity surgery · 2025Article
- Demographics, Comorbidities, and Care-Seeking Intent Among Individuals with Obesity or Overweight Status Using Outpatient AI-Based Virtual Triage.Telemedicine reports · 2025Article
- Association between lifetime endogenous estrogen exposure and body composition metrics in postmenopausal women: findings from the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Sarcopenic Obesity: A Comprehensive Approach for Postmenopausal Women.Journal of menopausal medicine · 2024Review
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Abstract
The mid-life period is a critical window for increases in body weight and changes in body composition. In this review, we summarize the clinical experience of the menopausal transition by obesity status, and examine the evidence regarding the menopausal transition and reproductive hormones effects on body weight, body composition, or fat distribution. Mid-life obesity is associated with a different menopausal experience including associations with menstrual cycle length prior to the final menstrual period (FMP), age at the FMP, and higher prevalence of vasomotor symptoms. The menopausal transition is associated with weight gain and increased central body fat distribution; the majority of evidence suggests that changes in weight are due to chronological aging whereas changes in body composition and fat distribution are primarily due to ovarian aging. Continuous and regular physical activity during mid-life may be an efficacious strategy to counteract the age-related and menopause-related changes in resting energy expenditure and to prevent weight gain and abdominal adiposity deposition.
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