Weight gain and changes in fat distribution with menopause. What we can learn from a new study and what we already know.

The Dodge

I frequently see targeted ads on social media and posts about supplements and diets from so-called influencers and doctors claiming to help women rid themselves of the “dreaded fat” around the middle that comes with menopause. The muffin top, pooch, belly fat…I am sure we all have derogatory or derogatory-adjacent names for it.

In medicine we have terms…