Menopausal Transition and Belly Fat

You may have noticed that as you near closer to menopause, or even if you’re in the midst of menopausal transition, the parts of your body carrying weight seem to be changing. It may be that your belly is storing more fat whereas it used to be that you carried it in your hips or your bum. We know that as our hormones change in and leading up to menopause, for example, estrogen, our fat storage patterns change.