Hormones that increase hormones 'love' in Asian women

Drinking two cups of coffee a day may increase estrogen levels in Asian women, according to research by University of Utah scientists (USA).

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Scientists at the University of Utah discovered that consuming 200mg of caffeine a day - equivalent to 2 cups of coffee - could increase or decrease sex hormone levels in women depending on whether they are yellow, white or black. .

Caffeine may affect estrogen in women

The team conducted experiments with more than 250 women of different ethnicities. Volunteers are required to drink caffeine-containing beverages daily, such as coffee and green tea. The amount of caffeine consumed per woman is about 200mg per day.

Results showed that Asian women who consumed 200mg of caffeine per day had higher levels of estrogen than women who did not use caffeine-containing beverages.

However, white women who consume 200mg of caffeine daily have lower levels of hormone levels than women who consume less. Meanwhile, caffeine hardly causes changes to estrogen levels in black women.

'Research results show that caffeine may affect sex hormone levels in women of childbearing age , ' said Dr. Enrique Schisterman of the British National Institutes of Health .