Consumption of a Flaxseed-Rich Food Is Not More Effective Than a Placebo in Alleviating the Climacteric Symptoms of Postmenopausal Women

Our objective in this work was to test the effects of daily intake of bread produced with partially defatted ground flaxseed on the climacteric symptoms and endometrial thickness of postmenopausal women. A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial was performed with 38 women who ha...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of nutrition 2010-02, Vol.140 (2), p.293-297
Hauptverfasser:	Simbalista, Renée L, Sauerbronn, Adolfo V, Aldrighi, José M, Arêas, José A.G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	blood lipids Bread Climacteric - drug effects dietary nutrient sources dietary supplements Double-Blind Method endometrium Endometrium - anatomy & histology Endometrium - drug effects Female Flax - chemistry hormone secretion Hot Flashes - drug therapy Humans Kupperman Menopausal Index Lignans - pharmacology Lignans - therapeutic use linseed products menopause Middle Aged Phytotherapy placebos Plant Preparations - administration & dosage Plant Preparations - pharmacology Plant Preparations - therapeutic use Postmenopause - drug effects randomized clinical trials Seeds signs and symptoms (animals and humans) Triticum women
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:	Our objective in this work was to test the effects of daily intake of bread produced with partially defatted ground flaxseed on the climacteric symptoms and endometrial thickness of postmenopausal women. A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial was performed with 38 women who had been postmenopausal for 1-10 y and consumed 2 slices of bread containing 25 g of flaxseed (46 mg lignans) or wheat bran (
ISSN:	0022-3166 1541-6100
DOI:	10.3945/jn.109.113886