ASSESSMENT OF THE POSTPRANDIAL METABOLIC AND INFLAMMATORY RESPONSES IN POSTMENOPAUSAL AND REPRODUCTIVE-AGE WOMEN CHALLENGED WITH A MIXED MEAL

Menopause is a transition period of physiologic and psychosocial changes when women approach reproductive senescence. The decline in the secretion of sex hormones lead to long-term changes in metabolism increasing the risk of non-communicable chronic diseases. For the purpose of risk assessment of postmenopause-associated metabolic alterations, dietary challenges may provide a helpful tool, as postprandial responses offer the possibility to assess phenotypic flexibility and markers of chronic diseases not observed in the fasting state.