Endocrine Abstracts

Aims: Endogenous and exogenous oestrogens have previously been shown to improve postprandial lipid metabolism, probably due to up-regulation of hepatic LDL receptors. We used stable isotope techniques to investigate the contribution of muscle oxidation of dietary lipid to this improvement.Methods: Matched groups of healthy premenopausal (n=8) and postmenopausal (n=8) women and postmenopausal women taking oestrogen replacement therapy (HRT;...