BENEFITS OF YAM ON MENOPUSE
Yams actually help to relieve some of menopausal symptoms.
In a 30-day trial, 24 women who had just gone through menopause changed their diet from rice to yams.
They ate yams in two out of three meals (390 g) per day, and their blood levels of estrone and progesterone rose by 26% and 27% respectively.
Normally, blood levels of estroen and progesterone decrease with menopause, so improving estrogen levels help to ease some of the symptoms.
However, another study from six months after menopause showed that yam cream topically applied had little to no effect on menopausal symptoms (flushing, night sweats, etc.) compared to a placebo.
More research needs to be done to determine if yams actually help relieve menopausal symptoms.