Menopause potentially linked to adverse cardiovascular health through blood fat profile changes

Credit: RDNE Stock project from Pexels New research presented at the ESC Congress 2024 in London, UK (30 August—2 September) shows that women in the menopause transition period show changes in their blood cholesterol profiles which could have an adverse impact on their cardiovascular health. “There is an increase in ‘bad’ low-density type lipoprotein (LDL) particles and a decrease in ‘good’ high-density lipoprotein particles (HDL) that takes place during and after the menopause transition,” says study author Dr. Stephanie Moreno, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, U.S. “Taken together, these changes suggest that menopause is associated with a Read More