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    <journal-meta>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">JOHS</journal-id>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Journ of Health Scien</journal-id>
      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title>Journal of HealthCare Sciences</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">Journ of Health Scien</abbrev-journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn>
      <issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name>
      </publisher>
    </journal-meta>
    <article-meta>
      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">414</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">http://dx.doi.org/10.52533/JOHS.2025.50708</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi-url"/>
      <article-categories>
        <subj-group subj-group-type="heading">
          <subject>Family Medicine</subject>
        </subj-group>
      </article-categories>
      <title-group>
        <article-title>Weight Management Strategies in Menopause: Hormonal and Lifestyle Considerations&#13;
</article-title>
      </title-group>
      <contrib-group>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Abdullah</surname>
            <given-names>Marwah Yaqoub</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Balubaid</surname>
            <given-names>Nojoud Majed</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Alhazmi</surname>
            <given-names>Nehad Ali</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Alsufyani</surname>
            <given-names>Raghad Ali</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Alsufyani</surname>
            <given-names>Shahad Ali</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Alfayyadh</surname>
            <given-names>Hanan Abdulrahman</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Barnawi</surname>
            <given-names>Amani Taher</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <pub-date pub-type="ppub">
        <day>22</day>
        <month>07</month>
        <year>2025</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>5</volume>
      <issue>7</issue>
      <fpage>299</fpage>
      <lpage>308</lpage>
      <permissions>
        <copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement>
        <copyright-year>2009</copyright-year>
        <license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">
          <license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p>
        </license>
      </permissions>
      <abstract>
        <p>Menopause is the permanent cessation of menstruation that occurs due to a decline in ovarian hormone production. It is associated with lifestyle and hormonal changes that increase the risk of obesity, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular diseases. Weight gain is a common complaint by women during this period, and weight management is a significant challenge for them. Evidence on lifestyle interventions to manage weight addressing this specific population is lacking. Furthermore, the benefits of hormonal therapy in managing weight are controversial. The aim of this review is to discuss lifestyle and hormonal considerations in weight management during menopause. Menopausal hormonal changes alongside increasing age and decreased energy expenditure lead to an increase in women__ampersandsign#39;s total body weight, specifically an increase in abdominal subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue deposition. Physical exercise showed significant improvements in metabolic functions, BMI, body weight, and body fat percentage in postmenopausal women. Furthermore, nutritional changes, such as introducing the Mediterranean diet, can have positive effects on weight management. Although evidence showed measurable positive effects of hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) on weight management, HRT is still not recommended in menopausal weight management strategies due to its high risks. Individualized, evidence-based strategies that consider hormonal, behavioral, and social factors are essential to support women through menopause transition.&#13;
</p>
      </abstract>
      <kwd-group>
        <kwd>Menopause</kwd>
        <kwd> Weight Gain</kwd>
        <kwd> Weight Management</kwd>
        <kwd> Lifestyle interventions</kwd>
        <kwd> Hormonal Therapy</kwd>
      </kwd-group>
    </article-meta>
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