Epidemiological studies suggest that diets rich in phytoestrogens (plant estrogens),
particularly soy and unrefined grain products, may be associated with low risk of breast and …

Dietary factors are considered important environmental risk determinants for Western
diseases. Studies have revealed beneficial or protective effects of the consumption of …

Phytoestrogens are naturally occurring plant-derived phytochemicals, whose common
biological roles are to protect plants from stress or to act as part of a plant's defense …

Asian men, who consume a low fat/high fibre soya-based diet, have very much lower
incidence of prostate cancer than men from North America and Europe. The soya bean is a …

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

Lignans and isoflavonoids are two groups of diphenolic phytoestrogens of plant origin which
have gained increasing interest because of their possible cancer protective properties. High …

For a long time it has been postulated that diet may influence estrogen metabolism and in
this way affect breast cancer risk. In order to investigate possible effects of variations of …

Evidence is emerging that dietary phytoestrogens play a beneficial role in obesity and
diabetes. Nutritional intervention studies performed in animals and humans suggest that the …

It was recently observed that the urinary excretion of animal lignans is low in
postmenopausal breast cancer patients compared to normal omnivorous and vegetarian …