Following the high-profile studies on hormone replacement therapy which provided little
evidence in support of the drug therapy improving future health, there remains a growing …

The growing interest in the role of phyto-oestrogens in human health has prompted
scientists to evaluate the risk: benefit which would result from consuming high levels of these …

Interest in the physiological role of bioactive compounds present in plants has increased
dramatically over the last decade. Of particular interest in relation to human health are the …

Phytoestrogens, also called “dietary estrogens,” are nonsteroidal phytochemicals structurally
similar to female hormone estradiol (17-β-estradiol). According to the chemical structure, this …

Phytoestrogens represent a family of plant compounds that have been shown to have both
estrogenic and antiestrogenic properties. A variety of these plant compounds and their …

Phyto-estrogens are plant-derived compounds that can exert various estrogenic and anti-
estrogenic effects, and are usually used as a natural alternative to estrogen replacement …

Phytoestrogens are compounds found in a wide variety of plant foods that historically are
said to exhibit estrogen-like activity and, more recently, have been reported to display both …

Interest into the role of dietary phytoestrogens and their potential effects on women's health
has dramatically increased over the past decade. Phytoestrogens, and in particular …

Substantial evidence indicates that diets high in plant-based foods may explain the
epidemiologic variance of many hormone-dependent diseases that are a major cause of …

Phytoestrogens are naturally occurring chemicals of plant origin that have the ability to
cause estrogenic and/or antiestrogenic effects due to their structural similarities to the …