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In a message dated 1/13/03 12:51:21 AM, christian@... writes:

> 1. RESEARCH UPDATE: The Menopause

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> " Advice to all women searching for the best way to lose

> weight... "

>

> In their search for the best way to lose weight, many women don't

> realize that during the menopause, changes in fat metabolism mean

> that they're more likely to store — and less likely to get rid of

> — body fat.

>

> You'll often hear many experts extol the virtues of a " balanced "

> diet (whatever that means). One expert tells you that the best

> way to lose weight is to cut calories. Then somebody else tells

> you that calories don't count. With the mass of dieting

> information currently available, it's no wonder that virtually

> everyone is confused about the best way to lose weight.

>

> However, a research team from the University of land in

> Baltimore has shown that your age has a massive influence on your

> ability to lose weight — no matter what you eat!

>

> Publishing their findings in the Journal of Clinical

> Endocrinology and Metabolism, the researchers extracted fat

> tissue from the abdomen and buttocks of 24 women. They found an

> enzyme that promotes fat storage, (known as adipose tissue

> lipoprotein lipase), was more than twice as active in

> postmenopausal compared with perimenopausal women.

>

> What's more, the rate at which stored fat is broken down in

> postmenopausal women was also dramatically reduced compared with

> perimenopausal women. Interestingly, stopping smoking has a very

> similar effect. In fact, after you stop smoking for just four

> weeks, studies show that the activity of lipoprotein lipase (one

> of the enzymes that promotes fat storage) is more than doubled.

>

> This doesn't mean that getting older is a guarantee that you'll

> gain weight. The best way to lose weight remains an effective

> program of diet and exercise, no matter how old you are. Still,

> women who find it difficult to lose weight as they get older

> might be happy to know that it isn't entirely their fault!

>

> Reference

> Ferrara, C.M., Lynch, N.A., Nicklas, B.J., , A.S., & Berman,

> D.M. (2002). Differences in adipose tissue metabolism between

> postmenopausal and perimenopausal women. Journal of Clinical

> Endocrinology and Metabolism, 87, 4166-4170

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> To view this update on-line, visit:

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> http://thefactsaboutfitness.com/research/mp.shtml

>

As if we didn't know this. For some reason mother nature wants us to be fat

-- or to starve.

Namaste, Li