Estrogenic plant extracts reverse weight gain and fat accumulation without causing mammary gland or uterine proliferation.

Estrogenic plant extracts reverse weight gain and fat accumulation without causing mammary gland or uterine proliferation.

Long-term estrogen deficiency increases the risk of obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome in postmenopausal women. Menopausal hormone therapy containing estrogens might prevent these conditions, but its prolonged use increases the risk of breast cancer, as wells as endometrial cancer if used with...

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Main Authors: Elise F Saunier, Omar I Vivar, Andrea Rubenstein, Xiaoyue Zhao, Moshe Olshansky, Scott Baggett, Richard E Staub, Mary Tagliaferri, Isaac Cohen, Terence P Speed, John D Baxter, Dale C Leitman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3233562?pdf=render

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