rch, Mayo Clinic Dietitian - Facts on Flax). Lignans are phytoestrogens and are effective in treating several health issues for women. If there is little estrogen in the body (for example, following menopause), lignans may act like weak estrogen; but when natural estrogen is abundant in the body, lignans may instead reduce estrogen effects by displacing it from the cells. This hormone displacement can help prevent breast cancer.
5. Benefits
Estrogenic and antiestrogenic activities
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