Too little estrogen found to be a contributing factor to obesity

October 2011 - Hormone replacement therapy may be good for more than protecting women from menopause. A recent study published in the October 5 issue of Cell Metabolism unveiled results that suggest estrogen regulates energy expenditure, appetite and body weight.

This is the first study to show that sex hormones play a critical role in these metabolic pathways. According to the study, estrogen acts on two hypothalamic receptors in the brain regulating energy balance in females. The study, conducted on mice, did not reveal the same results in male mice.

Researcher, Dr. Deborah Clegg, believes these findings are significant to the health of postmenopausal women. This new information may lead to a new type of hormone replacement therapy that targets delivery to the brain and avoids total body pathways that have been linked to breast cancer and stroke.

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