New research published in Europe’s leading reproductive medicine journal, Human Reproduction, demonstrates that eating more fruit and green vegetables and reducing red meat consumption may lower the risk of endometriosis in women. More specifically, results showed there was a 40% reduction in risk of endometriosis for women who ate a high volume of green vegetables and fresh fruit and there was a 80-100% increase in risk for women who had a high intake of red meat such as beef or ham. Urbod Nutritionist, Amanda Michie explains why:
“Fruit and vegetables contain compounds that help reduce inflammation and pain whereas red meat is more likely to cause inflammation and aggravate symptoms of Endometriosis. Other compounds called phyto-estrogens help to reduce circulating oestrogens in the body whereas red meats can increase oestrogens in the body. Oestrogen dominance is believed to be a causal factor in endometriosis.”
