Design of a lifestyle intervention to slow menopause-related progression of intra-abdominal adipose tissue in women: The Women in the Southside Health and Fitness (WISHFIT) study

Design of a lifestyle intervention to slow menopause-related progression of intra-abdominal adipose tissue in women: The Women in the Southside Health and Fitness (WISHFIT) study

Background: Changes in reproductive hormones during menopause are associated with accumulation of intra-abdominal adipose tissue (IAAT), a subclinical indicator of cardiometabolic disease risk. Independent of reproductive hormones, unhealthy lifestyle contributes to IAAT gain. The Women in the South...

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Main Authors: Sheila A. Dugan, Brittney Lange-Maia, Kelly Karavolos, Rasa Kazlauskaite, Chiquia S. Hollings, Elizabeth Avery, Lisa Nackers, Elizabeth Lynch, Jennifer Ventrelle, Patricia Normand, Tricia Johnson, Francis Fullam, Karla Shipp-Johnson, JoEllen Wilbur, Lynda H. Powell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
Subjects:
Behavioral intervention development
Intra-abdominal adipose tissue
Menopause
Healthy living
Multi-level intervention
Physical activity
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865416300291

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