Body fat changes and related chronic diseases in menopausal women
10.3969/j.issn.1673-8225.2009.46.039
- VernacularTitle:绝经妇女体脂改变与相关的慢性疾病
- Author:
Xiulan LIANG
;
Xiangyan RUAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research
2009;13(46):9175-9178
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Obesity has become a social problem.Study shows that fat is closely related with chronic diseases.and the effect of body fat on body metabolism varies with its distribution.The discovery of fat as an endocrine organ provides a broad research areas for the relationship between body fat and chronic diseases.The difierense in fat distribution between different sexes suggests that gonadal hormone has obvious effects on body fat metabolism.As a result,hormone replacement therapy has become the optimal method for releasing climacteric symptom.With the development of people's living standards,the attention paid to the menopausal problem,the research on body fat changes and its relationship with chronic diseases,and the study on the effect of hormone replacement therapy on the body fat are of great importance.
