| Disease | THIS RANDOMIZED, CROSS-OVER TRIAL CONSISTED OF THREE 7-WEEK FEEDING PERIODS DURING WHICH 31 HEALTHY POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN, AGES 52-82 YEARS, CONSUMED THEIR HABITUAL DIETS PLUS 0, 5, OR 10 GRAMS OF GROUD FLAXSEED PER DAY. URINE SAMPLES COLLECTED
FOR 2 CONSECUTIVE DAYS DURING THE LAST WEEK OF EACH FEEDING PERIOD WERE ANALYZED FOR LIGNAN CONTENT (ENTERODIOL, ENTEROLACTONE, AND MATAIRESINOL). CONSUMPTION OF FLAX, A SIGNIFICANT SOURCE OF DIETARY ESTROGENS, IN ADDITION TO THEIR HABITUAL
DIETS INCREASED EXCRETION OF ENTERODIOL AND ENTEROLACTONE, BUT NOT MATAIRESINOL, IN A DOSE-DEPENDENT MANNER IN THIS GROUP OF POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN. |