Infant soy formula associated with higher risk of fibroids in women

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Teresa Binstock <binstockMon, Feb 1, 2010 at 5:50 AM[EF!] Infant soy formula associated with higher risk of fibroids in women

ef <EarthFirstAlert >    *    Soy formula associated with higher risk of fibroids in women.

     <http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/soy-formula-associated-with-higher-risk-of-fibroids-in-women/>

   * 1 February 2010

 

     Women who were fed soy-based infant formula as babies are 25

     percent more likely to develop uterine fibroids than those who

     were breastfed or given milk-based formula. Fibroids affect about

     a quarter of all women and are the leading cause of hysterectomy.

     This is the first study to examine whether exposure to soy

     estrogens early in life is associated with fibroids development

     later in life.

 

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