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Why we gain weight at menaupose?
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Hormonal changes: During menopause, your body goes through some hormonal changes, specifically significant reduction of Progesterone and testosterone as well as dhea levels, estrogen will take a few years to go down, based on your body fat content. As a result of those hormonal changes, metabolism slows down and hence weight gain...
Answered 6/30/2014
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