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From: "William" <[log in to unmask]>
> What our bodies do with food seems to be dependant on hormone
> balance, notable for the fatties is estrogen dominance.
Possibly true for some, though certainly not for all. I'm far, far away
from estrogen dominance, in fact am very much progesterone dominant.
Many sites/books play up the estrogen dominance theme as a cause of
overweight (particularly in menopause), but a caveat is that
progesterone--the hormone of pregnancy--is implicated in weight gain, too.
Otherwise, a pregnant woman would not gain sufficient weight to support a
pregnancy and lactation. Many young women on birth control pills gain
weight since the pill simulates a pregnant state.
Getting fatter :-(
Theola