TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of soy foods in the treatment of menopausal symptoms
AU - Levis, Silvina
AU - Griebeler, Marcio L.
PY - 2010/12/1
Y1 - 2010/12/1
N2 - The findings of the Women's Health Initiative resulted in a sharp decline in the use of estrogen therapy. Increasingly, menopausal women have been interested in soy foods as an alternative to estrogen therapy for the treatment of menopausal symptoms. This article provides an overview of the limited number of studies that assess the effectiveness of soy foods to alleviate vasomotor and urogenital symptoms. The evidence of the efficacy of soy foods in improving menopausal symptoms is limited due to the small number of trials reporting conflicting results.
AB - The findings of the Women's Health Initiative resulted in a sharp decline in the use of estrogen therapy. Increasingly, menopausal women have been interested in soy foods as an alternative to estrogen therapy for the treatment of menopausal symptoms. This article provides an overview of the limited number of studies that assess the effectiveness of soy foods to alleviate vasomotor and urogenital symptoms. The evidence of the efficacy of soy foods in improving menopausal symptoms is limited due to the small number of trials reporting conflicting results.
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U2 - 10.3945/jn.110.124388
DO - 10.3945/jn.110.124388
M3 - Article
C2 - 21047930
AN - SCOPUS:78649530906
VL - 140
SP - 2318S-2321S
JO - Journal of Nutrition
JF - Journal of Nutrition
SN - 0022-3166
IS - 12
ER -