Relationship between functional foods and adherence to statins
It’s thought that people using functional foods with approved health claims may be less likely to adhere to prescribed drug...
Soy vs hormone therapy to treat hot flushes
Researchers at San Marcos University, in Lima, Peru, conducted a meta-analysis of their effect on the severity of hot flushes...
Herbal and dietary supplements on cognition in menopause
Prof. Ernst and colleagues evaluated the evidence regarding the effects of herbal and dietary supplements on cognition (ability to reason)...
Safety of phytoestrogens reviewed
Researchers from the Medical University Vienna, in Austria report that phytoestrogens are generally safe.
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Ranking diet and exercise to manage high cholesterol
Dr. Robert Kelly (photo) is associate director and curriculum coordinator for the Fairview Hospital /Cleveland Clinic Family Medicine Residency Program....
Red clover to treat depressive symptoms in older women
Last year, a review of herbals to treat menopausal symptoms concluded that red clover provided no benefit. A year later...
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Functional foods and cardiovascular risk
Researchers from the University of Milano, Italy, list what we know.
Red clover extract to treat depressive symptoms
Last year, a review of herbals to treat menopausal symptoms concluded that red clover provided no benefit. A year later...
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Treating kids with high cholesterol
Recently, the American Academy of Pediatrics published guidelines for screening children for high cholesterol blood levels. Now, researchers from the...
Side effects of phytoestrogens
Researchers from the Medical University Vienna, in Austria reviewed the published research.
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Herbals for arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions
Ms. Meenakshi Khatta is a nurse practitioner and associate professor at the University of Maryland in Baltimore. Nurse Khatta has...
Herbals vs hormones to treat cognition in menopause
Dietary herbal supplements, such as black cohosh, have shown mixed and inconclusive results in placebo-controlled studies of menopausal symptoms. Researchers...
Lowering cholesterol with phytosterols
 Researchers from Wageningen University in The Netherlands reviewed the research on the LDL (bad) cholesterol–lowering effects of different phytosterol doses.
Tofu associated with worse memory
Laboratory studies suggest that phytoestrogens, found in soy products such as tempe and tofu, could protect against cognitive (reasoning) decline....
NICE says no to cholesterol-cutting foods
“People should not routinely be recommended to take plant sterols and stanols for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD).”...
Almost the definitive study on bone health in postmenopausal women
Treatment with genistein — a naturally occurring estrogen in soybeans — has the potential to regulate bone metabolism without harmful...
The relationship between dietary phytoestrogen and breast cancer risk
The extent of the benefit is related to the person’s body mass index, according to researchers from the University of...
Reviewing the benefits of soy isoflavone on bone in menopausal women
Researchers from the University of Yamanashi in Japan reviewed studies of soy isoflavones (ie, phytoestrogens [plant estrogens] found chiefly in...
Update on soy, isoflavones, and the risk of prostate cancer
The effect of genistein, daidzein, miso soup, and soy food on the risk of prostate cancer differs based on the...
Probing the value of isoflavones in patients at risk for cardiovascular complications
Isoflavones are one of the phytoestrogens found mainly in soybeans. Here’s a somewhat technical study from researchers at the Queen...