Does Hormone Replacement Therapy Cause Middle Age Spread?
Many women who are undergoing HRT or Hormone Replacement Therapy report a sudden gain in weight and because the two things coincide the automatic as...
Many women who are undergoing HRT or Hormone Replacement Therapy report a sudden gain in weight and because the two things coincide the automatic assumption is that they are somehow linked. Many researchers believe that there is no connection between middle aged spread and HRT and that the resulting weight gain is more down to the inactivity after the full or partial hysterectomy and not necessarily hormone related.
Research also suggests that there is just about an equal number of women who gain weight as do not at the time of menopause and this doesn’t seem to matter whether they are having hormone replacement therapy or not. This would maybe then suggest that the weight gain or middle aged spread as it is often referred to is related to metabolic changes as opposed to the HRT treatment.
Hormone Replacement Therapy can generally be linked to around 4-5lbs of weight gain. Let us not forget that the whole point of HRT is that it is designed to replace hormones that occur naturally in the body in any case but in much smaller concentrations. This also may suggest that there is no link between the two things and possibly means that there are other factors involved.
Men also appear to go through a similar gain in weight once they hit forty and they have a much less hormone in-balance so again this could indicate that other factors are at work.
What nobody can question is that a good diet and a sensible amount of exercise will always combat any weight gain, including middle age spread or HRT related problems. Just 20 minutes per day either walking, a gentle jog or home exercise will make a world of difference. Just cutting down on one snack per day can also reap benefits plus once you get into a settled routine then it becomes easier and give you a much needed boost too.
Have you recently undergone a hysterectomy or are you on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)? Beat today! Stop in it’s tracks?