READ MORE:Taking a daily sauna or slipping into a jacuzzi could help reduce weight gain during menopause, research suggests.
Spending half an hour a day in a hot environment was found to trigger a protein which helps the body use energy and burn fat Read MoreEXCLUSIVE It's nuts! Holland & Barrett accused of 'exploiting vulnerable women' by selling £3.79 bar of chocolate-covered 'menopause almonds' They used older mice with their ovaries removed to simulate menopause and fed them on a 'Western diet', containing 45 per cent calories from fat.
The therapy also effectively mitigated weight gain induced by a high fat diet, according to the findings presented at the Nutrition conference in Chicago. The heat therapy seemed to trigger several molecular processes that help the body use energy more efficiently and burn fat, including a protein known as TRPV1.