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"I&amp;#039;m still visiting family in the Midwest where there are fields upon fields of soybeans. But according to a recent study, not only will soy not help with hot flashes, but also it won&amp;#039;t prevent bone loss in menopausal women.  The latest study, published this week, followed 248 menopausal women for two years and divided them into two groups: one who received 200 milligrams of soy isoflavones (an estrogen-like substance) \u2014 about double the amount of soy intake from food sources in Asian women&amp;#039;s diets \u2014 and another who were given a placebo. Both groups reported the same bothersome menopausal symptoms \u2014 hot flashes and night sweats, insomnia, loss of libido, and vaginal dryness. At the end of the study, there was no difference between the two groups in terms of symptoms except for one thing: about 48% of the women receiving the soy supplement reported hot flashes and night sweats compared to 32% receiving the placebo. Interesting.  Even though the drop out rate of the study was high, &amp;quot;it is difficult to imagine that the results would have differed substantially with additional participants or better retention,&amp;quot; stated the researchers. In a commentary to the study, Dr. Deborah Grady, professor of medicine and epidemiology at the University of California San Francisco, noted that this long-term study sort of closes the book on soy for relieving menopausal symptoms. &amp;quot;I personally would say we have spent enough time and effort on this,&amp;quot; Dr. Grady is quoted as saying. &amp;quot;And to do more trials on soy doesn&amp;#039;t seem to be an efficient way to spend money if we want to come up with better treatments for menopausal women.&amp;quot; As for bone loss, which occurs more rapidly after menopause, soy won&amp;#039;t help with that either, according to the study. So for now, I&amp;#039;m sticking to milk. Fortunately, I&amp;#039;m in dairy farm country too, so I&amp;#039;ll pass on the soy milk and order a latte with extra foam. And, because caffeine is a known hot flash trigger, I&amp;#039;ll have to stand under the air conditioner while I drink it. But that&amp;#039;s a price I&amp;#039;m willing to pay. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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