title: Adiposity and the menopausal transition.
abstract: This review summarizes the published literature on the potentially circular relationship between adiposity and the menopause. Although data are limited, current information suggests there are substantial effects of obesity and adiposity on the magnitude of hormone changes experienced during the transition, as well as on the risks of chronic disease resulting from the menopause transition. However, evidence regarding the reverse, namely, effects of the menopause transition and its associated hormone changes on weight gain and redistribution of body fat, are inconclusive.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, USA. rachel.wildman@einstein.yu.edu
authors.forename: Rachel P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Wildman
authors.forename: MaryFran R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Sowers
mesh_terms: D050154:Adiposity; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006728:Hormones / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology*; D047648:Perimenopause / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D015430:Weight Gain
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones