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Hot Flashes in Menopause Linked to Fatty Liver Disease MASLD

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Hot Flashes in Menopause Linked to Fatty Liver Disease MASLD

Women who experience moderate to severe hot flashes may be more likely to develop metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), a small study suggests.

For the study, researchers examined data on 106 women split into two groups: those who were going through perimenopause, a time leading up to menopause that’s often marked by irregular periods and menopause symptoms like hot flashes; and those who were postmenopausal, meaning they had not menstruated at all for a year or more.

Many of the participants experienced only mild hot flashes or none at all, but 42 of them reported moderate to severe hot flashes.

Scientists used two methods to determine whether participants had MASLD (formerly called nonalcoholic fatty liver disease): The first, a tool to predict participants’ fat accumulation in the liver, and second, by calculating each person’s number of MASLD risk factors, such as obesity, excess fat around the midsection, elevated blood pressure, high blood sugar, or elevated cholesterol.

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