Wellbeing
Jun 17, 2022
3 minutes
COMPILED BY TASNEEM LARNEY
Why is TUMMY FAT SO HARD TO SHIFT?
In short, hormonal imbalance
Women in their late forties and older often battle to lose tummy fat, which could be a sign of reduced oestrogen levels as a result of menopause. Oestrogen helps to regulate metabolism and body weight by acting on another hormone, leptin. The more leptin you have, the fuller you feel after eating. But as oestrogen levels naturally decline, so do levels of leptin and, as
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