Is weight gain related to menstrual interruption?

A reader says: I suffer from significant weight gain, given that I am 45 years old and weighing 75 kilos, i hope to know what is the reason for this despite not increasing the amount of foods I eat?

Dr. Salah ali Sanad, professor of obstetrics and gynecology, answers this question, saying: Increasing body weight in the period before or after menopause, some believe it has to do with weakness in ovarian hormones or discontinuation of the menstrual cycle.

There have been scientific theories that tried to link these disorders in ovarian hormones and weight gain, but it was scientifically found that they have no direct relation, which occurs in most cases that with age, there is a decrease in the consumption of essential calories in the body, and therefore everyone should eat calories Less thermal than he ate to maintain his weight, noting that if there is too much weight, the liquid must general internal detection to ensure that there is no organic cause in the body to gain weight with digestive disorder and metabolism, or endocrine disorder such as thyroid, and in any case it Every woman as she gets older must exercise walking to maintain her weight.