Frequency of Phytoestrogen Consumption and Symptoms at Midlife among Bangladeshis in Bangladesh and London

There is a longstanding interest in the relationship between diet and hot flash symptoms during midlife, especially whether phytoestrogens ease menopausal symptoms. The purpose of this study was to examine flashes, night sweats, trouble sleeping, vaginal dryness relation intake foods rich among Bangladeshi women aged 35 59 years who were living either Sylhet, Bangladesh (n = 157) or as migrants London 174). Consumption ranges for constructed from food frequencies. We hypothesized that diets isoflavones, lignans, coumestrol would be associated with lower symptom However, adjusted logistic regression results showed each incremental increase general phytoestrogen consumption (scale 0 10), likelihood flashes increased by 1.4%. Each lignan raised 1.6%. In contrast, odds decreased 2%, consumption, 4%, isoflavone consumption. Night sweats sleeping not regressions. Our findings add conflicting data on relationships menopause.