These estrogen mimickers not only affect the balance of estrogen to progesterone in our body but also
affect estrogen metabolism and alter hormone activity.
Among those problems, studies show that oral contraceptives impact gut flora, adversely
affecting estrogen metabolism, with all its detrimental consequences, including weight - loss resistance.
Not exact matches
Being
estrogen dominant can
affect your thyroid, causing your body's
metabolism to slow down.
Now when the gut microbiome is balanced, then the microbes that
affect the
metabolism of
estrogens should be working optimally.
For starters,
estrogen plays a significant role in controlling food intake, body - weight distribution, glucose
metabolism, and insulin sensitivity — all important factors
affecting weight loss or gain.