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specific nutrition by age and gender
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MENOPAUSE
See also a research poster on Diet and Menopause. Below is information encountered about nutrition and menopause.
| Compound | Notes | Ref |
| Vitamin E, 800 iu | widely used for hot flashes, 800 iu per day, limited success | 1 |
| Black cohosh, 40 mg once or twice daily | Unclear after trials, but NIH has a study underway now. | 1 |
| Phytoestrogens from soy, flax, red clover, fennel, celery, parsley, nuts, whole grains, and apples. | can have estrogenic activity, but insufficient study so far. | 1 |
| Others, e.g. evening primrose oil, ginseng, kava kava, St. John's wort, and sage. | no other controlled studies | 1 |
1. Judith Wylie-Rosett Menopause, micronutrients, and hormone therapy Am J Clin Nutr 2005 81: 1223S-1231S [compounds in trials have low risk but little or no effect on symptoms.]
2. [postmenopausal women need extra calcium when dieting] Sue A Shapses et al, Weight loss and calcium intake influence calcium absorption in overweight postmenopausal women
Am J Clin Nutr 2004 80: 123-130
Conclusions: We suggest that weight loss is associated with elevated calcium requirements that, if not met, could activate the calcium-parathyroid hormone axis to absorb more calcium. Normal intakes of calcium during energy restriction result in inadequate total calcium absorption and could ultimately compromise calcium balance and bone mass.
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