estrogen effects on obesity
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates around 35 percent of American adults are obese, meaning they have a body mass index higher than 30. Obesity is the leading cause of preventable death and contributes to health problems such as diabetes and heart disease. Certain hormones are a contributing factor to obesity, and estrogen appears to help determine your body fat distribution.
Aug. 19, 2003 -- Obese women may be more likely to develop breast cancer largely because their bodies produce more estrogen than thin women do. New research suggests that the increase in breast cancer risk faced by obese postmenopausal women may largely be due to higher levels of estrogens circulating in their bodies.