SHBG and breast carcinoma: It has also been shown that resveratrol supplementation at 1 g/day for 12 weeks increases the concentrations of sex steroid hormone binding globulin (SHBG), which has been linked to a reduction in the risk of breast cancer [332], and has favorable effects on estrogen metabolism; thus, it can lower risk factors for breast cancer in obese and overweight postmenopausal women [333].