Fat intake is associated with serum estrogen and androgen concentrations in postmenopausal Japanese women

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 135, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2862-2865

  Nagata, Chisato ^a   Nagao, Yasuko ^a   Shibuya, Chiken ^b   Kashiki, Yoshitomo ^b,c   Shimizu, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Gihoku General Hospital   (Japan)

^c ASAHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Androgens; Diet; Dietary fat; Estrogens; Postmenopausal women

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SATURATED FATTY ACID; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRONE BLOOD LEVEL; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE;

EID: 31544442417     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/135.12.2862     Document Type: Article

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