Basal metabolism in disorders of menstrual cycle in obese women
The study is indicative of a relation between the level of basal metabolism and a phase of ovarian-menstrual cycle in women of child-bearing age. The study's evidence permit to conclude that ovarian dysfunction in obesity is associated with lower levels of basal metabolism. Restoration of ovarian-menstrual cycle in obese women, in its turn, might bear potential for accelerating basal metabolism and, therefore, enhancing the effect of diet therapy.