Abstract:Isoflavones (IF) are soy-based dietary compounds that possess oestrogenic activity via interaction with the oestrogen receptors (OR). The evidence that IF may exert a protective effect against postmenopausal bone-loss from intervention studies is mixed; however, two recent meta-analysis suggest an overall significant effect of IF supplementation on increasing spinal bone mineral density (BMD) and decreasing bone turnover (1,2) . Polymorphisms in the OR gene may modulate the response of bone to IF supplementati… Show more
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