ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY

Menopausal Hot Flashes: Can a Plant-Based Diet Provide Effective Treatment?

November 1, 2021

In this clinical trial, women randomized to a low-fat, vegan diet including one-half cup of cooked whole soybeans daily experienced a reduction in total hot flashes of 79% compared to 49% in the control group over 12 weeks of observation.

Issue Date: November 1, 2021

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Financial Disclosure: Dr. Rebecca H. Allen (editor) reports that she receives grant/research support from Bayer and is a consultant for Bayer, Mylan, and Merck. Dr. Sarah J. Betstadt (peer reviewer) reports that she is on the speakers bureau for Merck. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated. None of the remaining planners or authors for this educational activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

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