Gaining weight and components of metabolic syndrome in the period of menopause

Gaining weight and components of metabolic syndrome in the period of menopause

INTRODUCTION Menopause induces redistribution of fat mass and development of abdominal obesity, increasing risk for metabolic syndrome (MS) by 60%. Related cardiovascular diseases become a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in women after fifty years of age. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was...

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Main Authors: Simoncig-Netjasov Aleksandra, Vujović Svetlana, Ivović Miomira, Tančić-Gajić Milina, Drezgić Milka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Serbian Medical Society 2008-01-01
Series:Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo
Subjects:
obesity
metabolic syndrome
menopause
Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0370-8179/2008/0370-81790810505S.pdf

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