According to a recent study, hormone replacement therapy promises to be the winning choice for the health of women in menopause and even up to the age of eighty .

It keeps women in good physical and mental health, but above all it would avoid abdominal overweight which is one of the side effects of the drop in menopausal hormones, especially estrogen.

Many women already from the pre-menopausal period gain weight especially on the belly, and their metabolism slows down.

This happens without the diet or lifestyle changing.

According to Dr. G. Papadakis, who followed a thousand women aged 50 to 80 , the lack of hormone replacement therapy resulted in an accumulation of visceral fat (increase in the belly and fat around the organs), the one most linked to the risk of disease. severe such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular health.

Women on hormone replacement therapy, usually based on both estrogen and progesterone, had less belly fat, more lean mass, and less aptitude for developing an androgynous physique with menopause.

But what exactly is hormone replacement therapy?

Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT in Italian) is a hormone-based supplement that allows women to have a milder and more overweight menopause and other typical menopausal disorders.

There are many alarmisms about it, starting with the fact that it can increase the risk of breast cancer.

Gynecologist Alessandra Graziottin analyzing studies that dispel some of these concerns , explains.

“Only 3 percent of menopausal Italians use HRT, while millions endure symptoms that ruin well-being and quality of life (…) and deprive themselves of an effective means of long-term health protection.”