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PHOTOESTROGENS
NEW YORK - Estrogens derived from plants appear to
offer many of the benefits provided by hormone
replacement therapy (HRT) -- but without the cancer
risk associated with estrogen supplements.
Naturally occurring estrogens, or phytoestrogens, are
found in significant amounts in soybeans, cereals,
alfalfa sprouts and other plants, according to Drs.
Lynette Wroblewski Lissin and John P. Cooke from
Stanford University Medical Center in California.
The authors review the potential benefits of
phytoestrogens in the May issue of the Journal of the
American College of Cardiology.
Phytoestrogens have been shown to provide several
beneficial cardiovascular effects. Eating a soy-based
diet, for example, can lower total cholesterol by 9%
and LDL ("bad") cholesterol by 13%, the report
indicates. The reductions are even greater for
patients with abnormally high cholesterol.
Phytoestrogens may protect against atherosclerosis by
interfering with the initial inflammatory process, the
team suggests. Dilation of blood vessels, including
the coronary arteries, is also improved in animals
treated with phytoestrogens.
Potential noncardiac benefits of phytoestrogens
include a decrease in the number of hot flashes in
postmenopausal women, decreased risk of breast cancer
and other cancers, and protection against
osteoporosis, the investigators note.
Treatment with phytoestrogens, unlike estrogen
replacement therapy, does not appear to increase the
risk of blood clots or breast and uterine cancer,
according to the report.
Increasingly, information from a variety of sources
supports the increased use of phytoestrogens,
especially among individuals with a high risk of
developing heart disease. "The current state of
knowledge indicates that the world of plant-based
estrogens has much to offer," Lissin and Cooke
conclude, "but significant questions remain."
"In the interim," they suggest, "it seems reasonable
to recommend that women at high risk of cardiovascular
morbidity and mortality, particularly those without a
personal or family history of breast or uterine
cancer, increase their consumption of foods rich in
phytoestrogens such as soy protein."
offer many of the benefits provided by hormone
replacement therapy (HRT) -- but without the cancer
risk associated with estrogen supplements.
Naturally occurring estrogens, or phytoestrogens, are
found in significant amounts in soybeans, cereals,
alfalfa sprouts and other plants, according to Drs.
Lynette Wroblewski Lissin and John P. Cooke from
Stanford University Medical Center in California.
The authors review the potential benefits of
phytoestrogens in the May issue of the Journal of the
American College of Cardiology.
Phytoestrogens have been shown to provide several
beneficial cardiovascular effects. Eating a soy-based
diet, for example, can lower total cholesterol by 9%
and LDL ("bad") cholesterol by 13%, the report
indicates. The reductions are even greater for
patients with abnormally high cholesterol.
Phytoestrogens may protect against atherosclerosis by
interfering with the initial inflammatory process, the
team suggests. Dilation of blood vessels, including
the coronary arteries, is also improved in animals
treated with phytoestrogens.
Potential noncardiac benefits of phytoestrogens
include a decrease in the number of hot flashes in
postmenopausal women, decreased risk of breast cancer
and other cancers, and protection against
osteoporosis, the investigators note.
Treatment with phytoestrogens, unlike estrogen
replacement therapy, does not appear to increase the
risk of blood clots or breast and uterine cancer,
according to the report.
Increasingly, information from a variety of sources
supports the increased use of phytoestrogens,
especially among individuals with a high risk of
developing heart disease. "The current state of
knowledge indicates that the world of plant-based
estrogens has much to offer," Lissin and Cooke
conclude, "but significant questions remain."
"In the interim," they suggest, "it seems reasonable
to recommend that women at high risk of cardiovascular
morbidity and mortality, particularly those without a
personal or family history of breast or uterine
cancer, increase their consumption of foods rich in
phytoestrogens such as soy protein."
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