The Claim

Postmenopausal women exhibit higher baseline interleukin-6 levels at rest compared to young women.

Source: Effects of eccentric exercise on systemic concentrations of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines and prostaglandin (E2): comparison between young and postmenopausal women

What the research says

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Description
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In plain English

Postmenopausal women have higher levels of the inflammatory marker interleukin-6 in their blood at rest than young women.

See the scientific wording

Postmenopausal women have higher baseline levels of IL-6 before eccentric exercise compared to young women, suggesting a state of elevated systemic inflammation at rest in this population.

Why this might work

After menopause, the drop in estrogen causes fat tissue to release more of a signaling molecule called IL-6 into the blood, which keeps the body in a state of higher inflammation even when at rest.

Supported mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Effects of eccentric exercise on systemic concentrations of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines and prostaglandin (E2): comparison between young and postmenopausal women

    Before doing any exercise, older women had more of a body signal called IL-6 in their blood than younger women, which means their bodies were already more inflamed at rest. The study measured this directly and found it to be true.

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