PECULIARITIES OF EATING BEHAVIOR IN OVERWEIGHT WOMEN DURING MENOPAUSE IN RELATION TO OSTEOPOROSIS PREVENTION

within the framework of the topic "Scienc Juscaon of Strategies for Preserving and Restoring Public Health through the Impact on Determinants of Health Care System Eciency," state registraon number 0123U104849. Introducon.As is well known, overweight and obesity are not a maer of choice or lack of willpower, but mulfactorial, chronic, progressive, and relapsing condions.During menopause, hormonal changes and alteraons in body composion lead to increased visceral obesity, which negavely impacts women's health on cardiometabolic, mechanical, and psychological levels [1].Obesity has been idened as an important modier of reproduc-ve hormones.In middle-aged women, obesity is associated with menstrual cycle changes (anovulatory cycles resulng in abnormal bleeding), menopausal symptoms including hot ashes, poor sleep quality, joint pain, urogenital symptoms, and reduced quality of life [2].However, the relaonship between body weight, the menopausal process, aging, and hormone levels remains