They offer benefits other than contraception, such as lowered risk of bone loss and benign breast disease and regulation of heavy periods.

A diet rich in cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and cauliflower is associated with lowered risk of cancer, but herbivory can be rough going.

One set of antioxidants appears to increase insulin sensitivity, which might explain a lowered risk of type 2 diabetes in people who sip java.

The study found that the degree of water hardness as measured by mineral presence correlated directly with a lowered risk of heart attacks.

Scientists have long known that a moderate intake of alcohol, and red wine in particular, is associated with a lowered risk of heart disease and other benefits.

Other experts say reducing total fat in the diet is the key to lowered risk of several types of cancer.

The authors report lowered risk of breast cancer among over 58,000 postmenopausal women who had the third highest quartile of lignan intake.

In fact, women in the study who drank a lot of coffee had a lowered risk of developing bladder cancer.

The benefits are relief of symptoms like hot flashes and insomnia as well as a lowered risk of osteoporosis and of high cholesterol.