Nutrition and Diet in Menopause

Part 1. Overview and general aspects. - Chapter 1. An overview of the extent and nature of menopause and its physiological basis. - Chapter 2. Body composition and menopausal transition: a bioanthropological perspective. - Chapter 3. Menopause-related physiological changes and their possible control through diet and exercise. - Chapter 4. The role of polyphenols in the menopause. - Part 2. Bone and muscle. - Chapter 5. Intestinal Calcium Absorption Efficiency in Women and the Influence of Menopause. - Chapter 6. Calcium absorption from fortified soymilk in osteopenic postmenopausal women. - Chapter 7. Postmenopausal homocysteine, vitamin B12, folate levels and bone metabolism: a focus on fractures. - Chapter 8. Antioxidant vitamins and carotenoids associated with bone mineral density in post-menopause female subjects: Japanese perspectives. - Chapter 9. Soy protein isoflavones and their effect on bone in postmenopausal women. - Chapter 10. S-equol, a Natural Metabolite of Soy Daidzein, for the Treatment of Menopausal Symptoms and Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women. - Chapter 11. Tofu in menopause therapy and prevention. - Chapter 12. Dietary Phytoestrogens in Preventing Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women: Italian Aspects. - Chapter 13. Curcumin and its potential effects on the development of postmenopausal osteoporosis. - Chapter 14. Menopause and Sarcopenia: Dietary and Nutritional Aspects. - Part 3: Cardiovascular system, metabolism and cancer. - Chapter 15. Effects of Flaxseed on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Menopause. - Chapter 16. Magnesium Metabolism in Menopause. - Chapter 17. Effect of Folic Acid Supplementation in Post-Menopausal Women. - Chapter 18. Use of diet and myo-inositol in postmenopausal women: a new approach to the metabolic syndrome. - Chapter 19. Leptin and obesity in ovarian dysfunction in menopause. - Chapter 20. Fat and Fat Distribution in Menopause: Chinese Aspects. - Chapter 21. Nutrition and breast cancer in pre- and post-menopausal women inUruguay. - Chapter 22. Obesity, Nutrition and Cancer in Menopause: European Perspectives. - Chapter 23. Vitamin D and the menopause: a focus on apoptosis in cancer. - Chapter 24. Gynecological malignancies and diet in menopause: From the biological and epidemiological viewpoints. - Part 4: Psychological Aspects and Cognitive Function. - Chapter 25. The psychology of the menopause: the experiences during the transition and individual conceptualization of menopause. - Chapter 26. Cognitive Decline in Menopause. - Chapter 27. An overview of menopausal dietary supplements and cognition. - Chapter 28. Black Cohosh for the Menopausal Transition: Issues of Safety and Efficacy. - Part 5: Preclinical studies: implications for human health. - Chapter 29. Animal models of menopausal metabolism. - Chapter 30. Phytoestrogen -zearalanol in an animal model of menopause. - Chapter 31. Flaxseed and Bone Health in Animal Models of Menopause. - Chapter 32. Flavonoids of Herba Epimedii and bone metabolism in experimental ovarian deficiency. - Chapter 33. Dietary Plant Maslinic Acid in Ovariectomy Model of Menopause. - Chapter 34. Interlinking Diet, Nutrition, the Menopause and Recommended Resources.