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After menopause, women have more of the hormone estrone in the fat around their internal organs compared to the fat under their skin - about 30% more, and this difference is statistically proven.
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Estrogen Metabolism in Abdominal Subcutaneous and Visceral Adipose Tissue in Postmenopausal Women
Cross-Sectional Study
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2017 Dec 1The study directly confirms what the claim says - it measured estrone in both types of belly fat in postmenopausal women and found that visceral fat has higher estrone (928 vs 706 pmol/kg), exactly as the claim states.
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