title: Role of exercise and nutrition in menopause.
abstract: Menopause and the aging process itself cause many physiologic changes, which explain the increased prevalence of chronic diseases observed in postmenopausal women. Exercise and nutrition play important roles in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, cancer, obesity, diabetes, osteoporosis, and depression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Allison R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Hagey
authors.forename: Michelle P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Warren
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D003863:Depression / Q000517:prevention & control; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / Q000502:physiology*; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000517:prevention & control