Posted on 10/20/2022 12:06:45 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
A new study found that a diet intervention is about as effective (88%) as hormone replacement therapy (70–90%) for reducing menopausal hot flashes, without the associated health risks.
The WAVS trial—the Women's Study for the Alleviation of Vasomotor Symptoms—found that a plant-based diet rich in soy reduced moderate to severe hot flashes by 88% and helped women lose, on average, eight pounds in 12 weeks.
"We do not fully understand yet why this combination works but it seems that these three elements are key—avoiding animal products, reducing fat, and adding a serving of soybeans," explains Neal Barnard, MD. "Our results mirror the diets of pre-Westernized Japan and modern-day Yucatán Peninsula, where a low-fat, plant-based diet including soybeans is more prevalent and where postmenopausal women experience fewer symptoms."
"These results suggest that a diet change should be considered as a first-line treatment for troublesome vasomotor symptoms, including night sweats and hot flashes," explains Dr. Barnard.
Included in the study were 84 postmenopausal women reporting two or more hot flashes per day. They were randomly assigned either to an intervention group—consisting of a low-fat, vegan diet, including half a cup of cooked soybeans daily—or to a control group that made no diet changes for 12 weeks.
"This study demonstrates the effectiveness of a dietary intervention for menopausal symptoms," Dr. Barnard explains. "As well, it is precisely the diet that would be expected to reduce the health concerns of many women reaching menopause: an increasing risk of heart disease, breast cancer, and memory problems."
(Excerpt) Read more at medicalxpress.com ...
Sometimes ETOH helps.
“We do not fully understand yet why this combination works but it seems that these three elements are key—avoiding animal products, reducing fat, and adding a serving of soybeans,”
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Bull. It’s because of the phyto-estrogens, and they know it. But after about 5 years ago they started denying that phyto-estrogens affect people’s bodies because they wanted me to keep eating soy.
I’m going to start calling them “Soy Deniers”
wanted men to keep eating soy* /correction
the answer is always vegetables for some reason and yet.. nearly no octogenarians are vegetarians.
Not here. Soy causes digestive issues. Yuck anyway.
####found that a plant-based diet rich in soy#####
The anti-red meat propaganda. I believe nothing these “scientists” state....My wife started taking Vitamin E and within a few weeks her hot flashes disappeared. That was about a year ago....
We’ll stick to our low carb HIGH meat diet!
This guy is a shill for PETA. Don’t take the bait.
I tried this and it DID NOT do a damn thing, I suffered through them for 15 years, the meds given cause breast cancer SO it is what it is you just get through it as ALL women did MANY YEARS AGO!!
We’ll stick to our low carb HIGH meat diet!
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When I go low-carb, it’s actually good eatin’ (steaks, seafood, etc., like you say) although not always economical, but there are plenty of vegetables you can eat. The main exceptions are corn and starchy vegetables.
40 year old scotch will do that...................
“avoiding animal products”
There has to be an animal rights connection here somewhere…
Soy mimics or increases estrogen. It’s not at all good for men. Why do you think feminized young males are call “soy boys”?
This is fake. Neal Barnard was one of the founders of PETA.
The fact that this site publishes anything from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is evidence that it’s a bogus source of health information.
“The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. PCRM is a fanatical animal rights group that seeks to remove eggs, milk, meat, and seafood from the American diet, and to eliminate the use of animals in scientific research. Despite its operational and financial ties to other animal activist groups and its close relationship with violent zealots, “
https://www.activistfacts.com/organizations/23-physicians-committee-for-responsible-medicine/
OTC Black Cohosh helped my hot flashes. Seems I had a very mild menopause compared to other horror stories I’ve heard of or witnessed. I didn’t change my diet in any way, and I’ve always avoided soy. Why would I eat/drink animal food? ;)
“Soy Deniers” LOL!
I don’t recall ever having a hot flash. I thought I might have once, but it was mid-day on Maui so maybe not. I consider myself blessed!
Does that also mean there's something to the "soy boy" stereotype?
Not a fan of soy products, but my meat/fat intake is lower than average and plants in my diet higher. FWIW, I’ve never had a hot flash, and I’m in South Florida.
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