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Soy-Rich Diets May Not Prevent Hot Flashes in Most Menopausal Women

Study suggests natural plant estrogens aren't effective for menopause symptoms

November 22, 2012 RSS Feed Print

"I think this isn't going to prevent me from talking about a healthy diet with patients or the value of phytoestrogens," Larsen said. "And I'm certainly not going to be reassuring women that they'll go through menopause without having to take any prescription medicines."

The study was supported in part by the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

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Visit the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to learn more about menopause.