OMG: The Menopausal World is Flat and they are still saying estrogen is dangerous.
A recent hair-tearing out article that got my blood pressure rising, came out in Medscape a few days ago. Medscape is a conservative online medical journal that goes out to more than 6 million medical providers.
Title: Weight Loss In Later-Life Women: More Than Diet Exercise
They say:
Three fourths, or a huge number of women over 60, are overweight.
They gain weight yearly and can’’t get it off.
It drives them crazy.
Sets the scene for inflammation, heart disease, diabetes and depression.
This is coming from the medical director of the Menopause Society and the director of the Mayo Clinic Center for Women’s Health in Jacksonville, Florida. And from professors of medicine at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in the same town.
And why is all this happening?