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If you ask a woman over fifty what effect she thinks menopause has had on her, weight gain will almost always make the list. It is very common to gain weight around this time, which probably won’t surprise you, but what might is that where you gain weight changes as well. Young women, when they gain weight, tend to put it on mostly around the hips. After menopause however, this shifts to the abdomen, and any weight gained is concentrated there. Continue reading