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Have you heard of OBESOGENS?

Have you heard of OBESOGENS?

If You’re Post-Menopausal, You Need to Know How to Avoid Them, As They Are Likely Sabotaging Your Weight & Health

During the post-menopause years, many women find that they have difficulty maintaining a healthy weight. Unfortunately, obesity has become an epidemic in the United States. Did you know that according to the CDC, 43.3% of women over the age of 40 are considered obese? Obesity-related illnesses of cardiovascular disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and certain types of cancer are among the leading causes of preventable, premature death.

There could be multiple reasons for this, from a poor diet and lack of movement to hormone imbalances caused by a newly discovered threat to public health, obesogens.

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