03-02-2009
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Re: Obesity: Why are we getting fat? :epizza:
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Hormones make women fatter
Tuesday, 03 March 2009
University of New South Wales
Oestrogen stores fat to prepare the body for
childbirth, meaning women can exercise
more than men and still have a higher body
fat percentage!
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It’s a paradox that has flummoxed women for generations – their apparent ability to store fat more efficiently than men, despite eating proportionally fewer calories.
While it has long been suspected that female sex hormones are responsible, a University of New South Wales (UNSW) research review has for the first time drawn a link between one hormone – oestrogen – and its impact on fat storage for childbearing.
On average, women have 6 to 11 per cent more body fat than men. Studies show oestrogen reduces a woman’s ability to burn energy after eating, resulting in more fat being stored around the body. The likely reason is to prime women for childbearing, the review suggests.
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Hormones make women fatter(ScienceAlert)
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