Hot Flashes May be Fewer in Older, Heavier Women
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 07:00
in Health & Medicine
A recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM) found that among women aged 60 and above, heavier women have fewer hot flashes than their leaner counterparts. The inverse association between body size and hot flashes was observed only among the older women.