Effects of a low-fat high-carbohydrate diet on plasma sex hormones in premenopausal women: Results from a randomized controlled trial

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 127-135

  Boyd, N F ^a   Lockwood, G A ^a   Greenberg, C V ^a   Martin, L J ^a   Tritchler, D L ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diet; Dietary fat; Oestradiol; Premenopause; Sex hormone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CELL DIVISION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LOW FAT DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY FUNCTION; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030988262     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.348     Document Type: Article

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