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It is known that estrogens play an important role in bone
maintenance and ongoing research indicates that dietary phytoestrogens,
such as enterolactone, may also play a role in this pathology.
Enterolactone is reported to have both estrogenic and anti-estrogenic
properties as well as being a natural selective estrogen
receptor modulators or SERM's. Due to the nature of the pathology
research in the area of bone health normally involves long
term research. However, recent studies have shown a link
between lignan consumption and bone re-absorbtion and improved
lipid profiles. In a 2002 Korean study a link between low
excreted enterolactone and incidence of osteoporosis in postmenopausal
women was also reported1.
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