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This study examined the role of estrogens in fat tissue differentiation, as well as their involvement in supporting healthy fat distribution and metabolism. The researchers also noted that estrogen receptors play a key role in metabolism, and that shifting and changing estrogen levels are associated with changes in adipose tissue.

Per the study: "Adipose tissue has recently been described as one of the major endocrine gland that plays a role in energy homeostasis, lipid metabolism, immune response, and reproduction. Among several hormones, estrogens promote, maintain, and control the typical distribution of body fat and adipose tissue metabolism through still unknown mechanisms. Moreover, estrogen deficiency results in increases in adipose tissue, preferentially in visceral fat, which would link obesity to the susceptibility of related disorders."

Link: https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ben/iddt/2008/00000008/00000001/art00007

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