A recent study has found a cause of obesity that may not occur to women, a pill. But how is that? Is it preferable to drop these pills from time to time?

Alfredo Jia, a researcher at the Center for Biomedical Research Network of Pathophysiology of Obesity and Nutrition and the author of a study published in the International Journal of Obesity, said in a report published in the Spanish magazine Quidate Plus that "long-term use of birth control pills regularly increases "Obesity is almost three times more likely than women who don't use this type of contraceptive, regardless of other factors related to obesity such as diet and physical activity."

"Obesity is the main factor that has led many women to stop using birth control pills," Jia said. "Our study has confirmed this."

In this regard, a team of experts from the Research Network Center evaluated a prospective 8-year risk of obesity in 4920 young women (28 years) who have completed university education.

The experts categorized the participants into two groups based on the continued use of birth control pills. All women in the study had not previously experienced obesity. Experts assessed pill consumption and the weight of each woman at the beginning of the study and repeated these assessments every two years over the eight years.

According to Alfredo Jia, regarding the extent of weight gain for women who regularly use the pill, "our study focused mainly on the possible body mass index to reach 30 kg / m2, which is actually obesity."

Change in weight
"The change in weight can be caused by fluid retention, increased fat deposition, or even muscle gain. All these health problems are caused by hormonal mechanisms," Jia said. "The causes of obesity are very numerous. Pregnancy. "

According to this expert, the study proved that women should consume the pills very carefully.

Do you prefer to drop the pill?
Jia pointed out that the answer to this question is difficult when women feel that they are at risk of obesity.``Our goal is to give women tools to make free decision-making and access to all information based on their characteristics and circumstances, and their awareness of the potential consequences of the consumption of birth control pills. ''

"The study by the Panel of Experts proves that it is impossible to assess changes in less than two years, and further studies should be undertaken to draw some conclusions on this issue." "It makes sense to think that the long-term assessment has a greater impact, which we found through this research."