植物雌激素(phytoestrogens)是一种作用较弱的雌激素化合物,存在于黄豆、菠菜、卷心菜、花椰菜、谷物、茶叶以及鹰嘴豆等植物食品中。在注意到激素替代疗法可能预防妇女肺癌的发病后,美国研究人员进行了一项病例对照研究,探讨饮食中植物雌激素的类似作用。总的说来,他们发现高 Phytoestrogens are weakly acting estrogen compounds found in plant foods such as soybeans, spinach, cabbage, cauliflower, cereals, tea leaves and chickpea. Noting that hormone replacement therapy may prevent the onset of lung cancer in women in the United States, U.S. researchers conducted a case-control study to investigate the effect of phytoestrogens in the diet. Overall, they found high