Thursday, December 22, 2011

Soy isoflavonoid and endogenous estrogen metabolism


Posted by Chantel M. Contributed by US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health

In the studies of "Soy isoflavonoid effects on endogenous estrogen metabolism in postmenopausal female monkeys" by Wood CE, Register TC, Cline JM., posted in US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, researchers found that long-term exposure to soy isoflavonoids, equol in particular, may facilitate endogenous estrogen clearance and catabolism to more benign 2-hydroxylated metabolites.

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