The current webpage is designed to make additional research available concerning how certain nuts, seeds, beans and grains or their major bioactive components can enhance the treatment effects of aromatase inhibitors. At the bottom of this webpage are links to studies relating to the beneficial nuts, seeds, and grains listed in Foods to eat & avoid during aromatase inhibitor treatment.
Nuts, seeds and grains inhibit aromatase primarily through the actions of polyphenols, among them:
Please read the applicable food webpages when making your own food lists since these pages contain important advice, consumption limits, and other pertinent information.
The beneficial compounds listed above should be obtained by eating the applicable nuts, seeds or grains rather than taking supplements. When a beneficial micronutrient is administered at low doses by consuming food, it is likely to have subtle chemopreventive effects, whereas the same compound administered at high doses is more likely to have pharmacological effects, with possible unwanted outcomes. For example, quercetin has been reported to contribute to the growth of estrogen-induced mammary tumors once the tumors were established in female rats.