Soy germ isoflavones improve menopausal symptoms but have no effect on blood lipids in early postmenopausal Chinese women: A randomized placebo-controlled trial

Menopause

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 791-798

  Ye, Yan Bin ^a   Wang, Zi Lian ^a   Zhuo, Shu Yu ^a   Lu, Wei ^a   Liao, Hui Fang ^a   Verbruggen, Mariana ^b   Fang, Shi ^a   Mai, Hai Yan ^a   Chen, Yu Ming ^a   Su, Yi Xiang ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Frutarom Netherlands BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Female hormones; Menopausal symptoms; Postmenopausal women; Serum lipids; Soy isoflavones

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; APOLIPOPROTEIN B100; CHOLESTEROL; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; ISOFLAVONE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PLACEBO; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOYBEAN;

CHINA; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; ISOFLAVONES; LIPIDS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOESTROGENS; POSTMENOPAUSE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SOYBEANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863534338     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: 15300374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31823dbeda     Document Type: Article

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