After the menopause, women often find their metabolism changes again and may continue to put on fat around their middle due to the many hormonal changes going on inside their bodies.
A review in the 2021 Annual Review of Nutrition indicated that the cardio-metabolic benefits of fasting can help those with obesity, and another study in the Menopause Review suggests that obesity can be connected to menopause in mid-life women, due to oestrogen.
Dr Nirusa Kumaran, medical director and founder of Elemental Health Clinic told Live Science: “The menopause can have different affects on women depending on how they experience it, making intermittent fasting suitable for some and not others.
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“During and after menopause, your sex hormones decline, you become insulin resistant, and your metabolism can slow down.
“In some women intermittent fasting can help with these symptoms, however other women may be very sensitive to the excess stress menopause causes.”
Source: Daily Express | Diet
