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Getting fatter in mid-life may worsen hot flashes

surmeno — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:45:00 -0400

Wonder if they considered that more body fat = higher hormone levels premeno = further drop at meno? Tagged by surmeno under hotflashes, weight, menopause,

Anti-Inflammatory Diet

surmeno — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:03:00 -0400

This is a good, basic nutritious diet applicable to our needs at this lifestage. Tagged by surmeno under weight, nutrients, nutrition, diet,

Bone Health in Highly Trained Female Athletes

surmeno — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 09:16:00 -0400

Tagged by surmeno under osteoporosis, hormones, risks, weight, exercise,

Effect of Exercise on Serum Estrogens in Postmenopausal Women

surmeno — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 09:15:00 -0400

Tagged by surmeno under exercise, weight, breast cancer, hormones, risks,

Metabolic Syndrome in Women Linked to Increased Risk for PAD

surmeno — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:25:00 -0400

(free signup required to read) Tagged by surmeno under cardiovascular disease, menopause, weight, metabolic syndrome, inflammation,

Risk for Breast Cancer Recurrence Decreased by Lifestyle Changes

surmeno — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:01:00 -0400

These are pretty much the same factors that relate to primary risk, so in that sense, applicable to all of us. (free signup required to read) Tagged by surmeno under risks, cancer, breast cancer, weight, diet, exercise, alcohol, smoking,

Lifestyle Changes Can Dramatically Reduce Risk for Breast Cancer

surmeno — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:11:00 -0400

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Characterizing Cardiovascular Risk in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

surmeno — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:43:00 -0400

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Weight Gain During Menopausal Transition Tied to Brain Changes

surmeno — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:29:00 -0400

I suspect there's a hormonal link here, but this is way too small a study and limited an article to draw many conclusions. Still: shrinking brain = scary! (free signup required to read) Tagged by surmeno under hormones, risks, diet, weight, menopause,

Exercise, Weight Gain, and Menopause

surmeno — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:33:00 -0400

Oophorectomy has consistently been found to cause excess weight gain, and this is prevented by estrogen replacement -- from NAMS April 2009 newsletter (free signup required to read) Tagged by surmeno under weight, hormones, diet, exercise, aging,

Menopause e-Consult® E-newsletter

surmeno — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:32:00 -0400

This link is for a pdf of the NAMS April 2009 newsletter with articles on weight gain in menopause and recommendations for Vitamin D intake. Tagged by surmeno under nutrients, osteoporosis, vitamins, menopause, cancer, breast cancer, weight, exercise,

Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer

surmeno — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:14:00 -0400

Talks about the caution needed in the face of many press releases that simplify study results to "this prevents cancer" when in fact the only major actually proven link is to obesity (30% increased risk) (free signup required to read) Tagged by surmeno under risks, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diet, breast cancer, weight,

Fruit juice tied to modest rise in diabetes risk

surmeno — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:27:00 -0400

Tagged by surmeno under diabetes, metabolism, diet, nutrition, weight,

Obesity, Estrogen, and GERD

surmeno — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:56:00 -0400

However, normal-weight postmenopausal women who had used estrogen-only replacement therapy at anytime had more than twice the risk of developing GERD than women who had never used hormones. Tagged by surmeno under gerd,

Postmenopausal Status May Increase Risk for the Metabolic Syndrome

surmeno — Sat, 24 May 2008 12:47:00 -0400

Note that this represents a correlation, with the exact causation not yet defined. (free signup required to read) Tagged by surmeno under metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, metabolism, insulin resistence, weight, risks,

Higher BMI Increases Cancer Incidence and Mortality

surmeno — Tue, 13 May 2008 06:19:00 -0400

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Differences in Muscle Protein Synthesis and Anabolic Signaling in the Postabsorptive State and in Response to Food in 65–80 Year

surmeno — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:24:00 -0400

Tagged by surmeno under exercise, weight, muscle, hormones,

Obesity and risk of venous thromboembolism among postmenopausal women

surmeno — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:08:00 -0500

abstract Tagged by surmeno under cardiovascular disease, estrogen, route, weight, clot, risks,

a Calorie Counter

surmeno — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:07:00 -0500

a Calorie Counter allows you to search the USDA food nutrition database Tagged by surmeno under diet, nutrition, weight,

Hormone-related dietary factors and breast cancer

surmeno — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:37:00 -0500

Establishes a positive relationship with alcohol and weight and a negative one (that is, a risk reduction) with dietary fiber intake Tagged by surmeno under hormones, cancer, risks, diet, breast cancer, alcohol,