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Postmenopausal women should adopt a healthy dietary pattern (high in sea fish, seaweeds, dairy, cereals, vegetables, and fruits; low in fast food, animal fat, sweets, and fried food) to protect against dysregulated lipid metabolism, metabolic syndrome, and obesity.
Focus on a diet rich in whole foods: eat more sea fish, seaweeds, dairy, cereals, fresh vegetables, and fruits. Simultaneously, reduce your intake of fast foods, animal fats, sweets, and fried foods. This pattern helps lower triglycerides, raise HDL cholesterol, and reduces the risk of metabolic syndrome common after menopause.
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A cross-sectional study involving 4984 Korean women reported that the traditional healthy diet involving high consumption of sea fish, seaweeds, dairy products, cereals, fresh vegetables, and fruits and low consumption of fast foods, animal fat-rich foods, sweets, and fried foods has a protective effect against the dysregulation of lipid metabolism (lower TG and higher HDL-C).
Why this rating
Based on a large cross-sectional observational study (n=4984), which shows association but not causation.
Source
Menopause-Associated Lipid Metabolic Disorders and Foods Beneficial for Postmenopausal Women
Seong‐Hee Ko et al. · Nutrients · 2020
DOI 10.3390/nu12010202
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