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 α-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.