Consumption of a flaxseed-rich food is not more effective than a placebo in alleviating the climacteric symptoms of postmenopausal women

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 293-297

  Simbalista, Renée L ^a   Sauerbronn, Adolfo V ^b   Aldrighi, José M ^a   Arêas, José A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FUNDAÇÃO ZERBINI   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIGNAN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; THYROTROPIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLIMACTERIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOOD INTAKE; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; LINSEED; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLACEBO EFFECT; POSTMENOPAUSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THICKNESS; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WHEAT;

BREAD; CLIMACTERIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FLAX; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; LIGNANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; POSTMENOPAUSE; SEEDS; TRITICUM;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 74949134457     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.109.113886     Document Type: Article

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