Weight loss may be an appealing way to ease hot flashes

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Weight loss may be an appealing way to ease hot flashes

By Krystnell Storr NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women will try, and stick to, a weight loss plan if it promises to ease their hot flashes, a small new study suggests. “Most of the women, that is over 80 percent, said that the potential to reduce hot flashes increased their motivation to lose weight,” said Gary Elkins, a professor and director of the Mind-Body Medicine Research Laboratory at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. “I think that speaks volumes about how distressing hot flashes can be for women,” added Elkins, who was not involved in the study. ...

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