Soybean delays menopause: Research<\/p>\n
BOGOR: Research conducted by a student of the Bogor Institute
\nof Agriculture (IPB), West Java, has revealed that beans and
\npulses, especially soybeans, are effective in delaying menopause.<\/p>\n
Herry Winarsi said in her doctorate dissertation that
\nisoflavon in soybeans has a structure similar to estrogen and
\ncould therefore act as a replacement for the hormone.<\/p>\n
Estrogen is a female hormone that declines in quantity when a
\nwoman enters the premenopausal stage.<\/p>\n
\"Nevertheless, the potency of isoflavon is much weaker than
\nthat of estrogen,\" said Winarsi, whose research formed the basis
\nfor her dissertation.<\/p>\n
Women usually reach the premenopausal stage after 40 years of
\nage. Premenopausal symptoms include wrinkles, hot flushes,
\nvaginal dryness, insomnia and fatigue.<\/p>\n
Premenopause can also trigger various degenerative illnesses
\nsuch as cancer and osteoporosis, said Herry.<\/p>\n
She tested a soybean beverage that she had developed on 23
\npremenopausal women for two months, and results showed that the
\ndrink had improved their immune system and reduced vaginal
\ndryness and fatigue. -- Antara<\/p>",
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