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2 diets found to prevent menopause weight gain — and you don’t have to give up carbs

Nypost · · 755 words · By McKenzie Beard
Menopausal Health Dietary Intervention Metabolic Health
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15 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Research shows up to 70% of women gain weight during the menopause transition”
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A specific web search result explicitly states that 'studies show that up to 70% of women gain weight during perimenopause'.
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web search NEUTRAL — The menopausal transition period in aging women is strongly associated with weight gain.Adverse weight gain due to hormonal factors. Women's rates of CVD increase exponentially during the postmenopaus…
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9258798/
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web search NEUTRAL — The numbers are significant: studies show that up to 70% of women gain weight during perimenopause, with an average gain of about 3.3 lbs/1.5 kgs per year.4,5 By the time they reach menopause, many wo…
https://www.calocurb.co.nz/blogs/news/understanding-and-mana…
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web search NEUTRAL — Weight gain during menopause typically begins during perimenopause, the transitional phase that can start as early as your late 30s or 40s. During perimenopause, hormonal fluctuations create the found…
https://www.metropolisindia.com/blog/preventive-healthcare/w…
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“the scale creeping up by an average of 1.5 pounds per year starting in the mid-40s”
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The evidence for claim 0 explicitly mentions an 'average gain of about 3.3 lbs/1.5 kgs per year', which directly supports the 1.5 pounds per year figure mentioned in the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — During perimenopause and menopause, weight can change unexpectedly, even when women haven’t altered their daily routine. They might see the scale moving upward, a growing belly, and normal strategies …
https://www.myalloy.com/blog/why-do-women-gain-weight-during…
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web search NEUTRAL — This Is the Secret Menopause Weight Gain Culprit No One's Talking About, According to OB/GYNs. Plus, their best advice on how to maintain a healthy weight during menopause—without depriving yourself.
https://parade.com/health/unexpected-reason-weight-gain-meno…
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web search NEUTRAL — Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.Many of the symptoms of me...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJZ8z_nTCZQ
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“During the transition, estrogen and other hormones that help regulate feelings of fullness decline”
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Multiple sources confirm that estrogen declines during menopause and that estrogen (along with leptin) helps regulate appetite and metabolism.
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web search NEUTRAL — Hormones During Menopause. The stages of the menopause transition are classified by changes in menstrual bleeding, concomitant with changes in the pituitary gonadotropin follicle-stimulating hormone (…
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3984489/
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web search NEUTRAL — Body temperature regulation changes during menopause because declining estrogen levels disrupt the hypothalamus, the part of the brain that acts as your internal thermostat.
https://dreamsleep.ca/why-does-body-temperature-regulation-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — Hormonal shifts during menopause and menopausal transition can interrupt REM cycles or cause insomnia. Low estrogen levels can cause fatigue and disrupt sleep, while low progesterone levels can lead t…
https://www.get-carrot.com/blog/signs-you-need-hormone-repla…
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“hormones that drive hunger, like ghrelin, tend to increase, along with cortisol”
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Multiple sources link the menopause transition to increased cortisol and the role of ghrelin in hunger/appetite changes.
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web search NEUTRAL — Estrogen decline gets a lot of attention during the menopausal transition, and for good reason. However, several other hormones (e.g., testosterone, leptin, and ghrelin) and lifestyle factors (e.g., s…
https://www.bonzahealth.com/blog/understanding-body-shape-ch…
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web search NEUTRAL — Increased cortisol levels (cortisol is a stress hormone that, in excess, can cause overeating or emotional eating). Decreased estradiol and estrogen levels (estrogen is a sex hormone that, like leptin…
https://elektrahealth.com/blog/menopause-and-appetite/
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web search NEUTRAL — In contrast, acyl-ghrelin plasma levels increased substantially in parallel to the much higher cortisol serum levels reached following hydrocortisone administration. This may indicate the existence of…
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5682420/
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“researchers from Harvard University tracked nearly 40,000 women over the 12 years surrounding their menopausal transition”
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While Harvard University is a real institution, the specific details of a study tracking 40,000 women over 12 years regarding menopause were not found in the provided search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636, and named Harvard College in 1639 in honor of its first benefactor, Puritan …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_University
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web search NEUTRAL — Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders who make a difference globally.
https://www.harvard.edu/
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web search NEUTRAL — Established in 1636, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States. The University, which is based in Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts, has an enrollment of over 20,000…
https://www.edx.org/school/harvardx
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“The regimen that appeared most effective at preventing obesity was seen in what Harvard researchers have previously called the planetary health diet.”
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Search results mention the Planetary Health Diet and Mediterranean diets, but do not explicitly state that the Planetary Health Diet was the 'most effective' specifically for preventing obesity in menopausal women based on a Harvard study.
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web search NEUTRAL — Health goals. Perimenopause Nutrition: What Changes and What to Eat. Perimenopause catches most women unprepared. The body is changing, but nobody mentions what the body actually needs during that cha…
https://www.organised.co/guides/health-goals-outcomes/perime…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Mediterranean diet (MedD) is a healthy dietary pattern characterized by an adequate consumption of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and legumes with a reduction of saturated animal fats inKeyword…
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32979767/
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web search NEUTRAL — Dietary and exercise measures to prevent health conditions in post-menopause. Osteoporosis and bone mineral loss. Reducing the risk of osteoporosis during weight loss.
https://healthinfo.healthengine.com.au/eating-and-exercising…
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“This eating pattern is largely plant-based, emphasizing whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes, while limiting red meat, added sugar and highly processed foods.”
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Multiple sources define the Planetary Health Diet as emphasizing whole grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes, and nuts while limiting red meat and added sugars.
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web search NEUTRAL — that emphasizes whole grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, and unsaturated oils, while limiting red meat, added sugars, and refined grains. They then assessed 571 adults using two tools: the Pla…
https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/new-planetary-health-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The diet emphasizes plant-based foods like whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes while including small amounts of meat and dairy. It specifically recommends limiting processed foods, ref…
https://www.nutritioncrown.com/news/planetary-health-diet/
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web search NEUTRAL — It emphasises plant-based foods like vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds, while reducing consumption of red meat, processed meat, added sugars, and refined grains. The diet is c…
https://www.ndtv.com/health/everything-you-need-to-know-abou…
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“Harvard scientists found that adherence to this diet was linked to a lower risk of major causes of death, including cancer, heart disease and lung disease.”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that the Planetary Health Diet is linked to a lower risk of premature death, specifically mentioning cancer, heart disease, and lung disease.
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web search NEUTRAL — Planetary Health Diet. Plant-based diet. Table of food nutrients.The only treatment for CD, dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) and gluten ataxia is lifelong adherence to a GFD.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthy_diet
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web search NEUTRAL — The Planetary Health Diet emphasizes fruits and vegetables as well as protein from plant-based sources. In a new study, researchers said the diet can lower the risk of premature death by 30%. They add…
https://www.aol.com/planetary-health-diet-linked-lower-04470…
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web search NEUTRAL — Researchers found those whose diets most closely hewed to the PHD regimen had a 30% lower risk of early death compared to those whose diets were the least like it. That was true for every major cause …
https://ca.style.yahoo.com/planetary-health-diet-linked-lowe…
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“When it came to minimizing weight gain year over year during the menopause transition, the so-called low-insulin diet rose to the top.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a 'low-insulin diet' being the most effective for minimizing weight gain during menopause.
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“This eating style focuses on foods that help avoid sharp spikes in blood sugar and insulin”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results describing the specific focus of a 'low-insulin diet'.
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“a low-carb diet rich in plant-based proteins and healthy fats was linked to less weight gain, a low-carb regimen heavy in animal fats and proteins was associated with the opposite effect.”
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“As women move through the menopause transition, where their weight is stored also tends to shift — moving away from the hips and thighs and accumulating more around the abdomen”
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“this abdominal buildup is often visceral fat, which sits deeper in the body, wrapping around internal organs.”
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“visceral fat is metabolically active, releasing fatty acids, hormones and inflammatory compounds directly into the bloodstream.”
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“Higher levels of visceral fat are linked to increased risk of serious health problems, including heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and even certain cancers.”
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