Increased visceral fat and decreased energy expenditure during the menopausal transition

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 949-958

  Lovejoy, J C ^a,b   Champagne, C M ^a   De Jonge, L ^a   Xie, H ^a   Smith, S R ^a  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Free and Clear Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Intra abdominal fat; Menopause; Perimenopause; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY WEIGHT; CLIMACTERIUM; DIETARY INTAKE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CALORIMETRY; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTRADIOL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PERIMENOPAUSE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 47249146881     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2008.25     Document Type: Article

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