Males are more likely to gain abdominal fat from drinking than females. Generally, males store more fat in their bellies. Females may gain weight in their abdominal region after menopause when estrogen levels naturally decline. Is High in Empty Calories The calories in alcohol are "empty," meani...
ages at menarche and menopause, pregnancy, breast feeding, oral contraceptive (OC) use, and use of exogenous estrogen [E] only and E plus progestin [E + P]). We also included anthropometric variables, including height, weight, and waist and hip circumferences, which had been measured b...