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Osteoporosis and weight gain can be symptoms of the menopause

Weight gain during the menopause During the menopause you may become aware that you are gaining weight especially around your middle.   As your ovaries produce less oestrogen, your body tries to compensate by making you fatter.  Fat around the middle manufactures oestrogen and so can offset the lower levels of oestrogen produced by the ovaries. […]