Contrary to what many readers may understand, this problem is not directly related to hormonal fluxes, to slowing down of metabolism or to other physiological or para-physiological elements; rather, it strongly depends on the extremely precarious psychological condition that (sometimes, but not always) accompanies this phase of female life.
Below we will analyze in detail (albeit suitable for a popular reading) what happens in menopause, the relative consequences on the body of the mature woman and the reasons why losing weight in menopause can be less simple than ordinary.
, maintenance of bone density and gynoid distribution of fat) from estrogenic hormone flow.
Upon entering menopause, estrogen production first undergoes numerous fluctuations and then a drastic reduction; at the same time, even the levels of progesterone (another female hormone related to fertility), albeit in a more linear way, decrease significantly. It is therefore deducible that the estrogenic action, which protects against bone rarefaction and cardiovascular disease, undergoes (gradually or abruptly) an extremely important compromise, exposing menopausal women to the famous effect rebound (or rebound) due to exposure to osteoporosis (worsening of bone metabolism) and atherosclerotic cardiovascular compromises (reduction of good-HDL cholesterol and increase of bad-LDL cholesterol).
