American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume 44, Issue 6, 1986, Pages 945-953
The relationship between estrogen levels and diets of Caucasian American and Oriental immigrant women (Article)
Goldin B.R. ,
Adlercreutz H. ,
Gorbach et a.S.L. ,
Woods M.N. ,
Dwyer J.T. ,
Conlon T. ,
Bohn E. ,
Gershoff S.N.
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Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center Hospitals, Boston, MA, United States
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Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center Hospitals, Boston, MA, United States
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Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center Hospitals, Boston, MA, United States
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[Affiliation not available]
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Abstract
The relationship between diet and estrogens was studied in two groups of women with different dietary habits and breast cancer risks. Plasma estrogens and androgens and 24-h urinary and fecal excretion of estrogens were measured in premenopausal and postmenopausal Caucasians and Oriental immigrants from Southeast Asia to Hawaii. Premenopausal Caucasians had 30-75% higher plasma estrone and estradiol levels than their age-matched cohorts in Hawaii, and the postmenopausal Caucasians had 3-fold higher plasma levels of estradiol. The Oriental women excreted more than twice the amount of estrogen in their faces but they excreted significantly less in their urine. Thus, the ratio of urinary-to-fecal excretion was ~3-5 times higher in young Caucasian women. Analysis of dietary components and plasma estrogens in premenopausal women showed a positive correlation between daily intake of total fat and saturated fat and plasma estrone and estradiol concentrations.
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DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/44.6.945
ISSN: 00029165
Cited by: 197
Original Language: English