Impact of Dietary Estrogenic Activity on Sex Hormones Disturbances

Abstract

The present study was conducted to assess the health impact of exposure to estrogenic compounds from diet on sex hormone disturbances and to evaluate the range of exposure to dietary naturally occurring and synthetic estrogenic compounds among studied. Especially, as global since consumption increases, greater awareness and attention of the endocrine-disrupting properties of our diet is needed. The study was adapted on cross-sectional population and was be conducted on (84) selected adults valuators from both gender (40 male and 44 female) according to certain criteria as following: Inclusion Criteria was (Age females 25-50 and males 25-50 years old, generally good healthy) while Exclusion Criteria was (Pregnancy (positive pregnancy test) and lactation, History of moderate to severe brain injury, Past or present use of hormonal therapy and chemotherapy). All subjects were negative at HCV, HBV, and pregnancy tests. Body Mass Index (BMI) was calculated as (weight (kg)/height (m)2). Blood samples were obtained by venipuncture and allocated into three tubes (Plain, Florid, EDTA). They were clustering into different groups based on their Dietary Estrogenic-Like Compound and its metabolites according to the level of exposure which were determine according to the