“…A second critical review of 11 studies using well-characterized isoflavone supplements (Scambia et al, 2000;Upmalis et al, 2000;Faure et al, 2002;Han et al, 2002;Nikander et al, 2003;Penotti et al, 2003;Colacurci et al, 2004;Crisafulli et al, 2004;Petri Nahas et al, 2004;Secreto et al, 2004;Campagnoli et al, 2005) confirmed the importance of dose in determining whether or not isoflavones reduce hot flashes (Williamson-Hughes et al, 2006). In this review, all five studies providing more than 15 mg genistein showed significant decreases in hot flash frequency, while only one of the six studies providing less than 10 mg genistein showed a significant decrease.…”