Recent results obtained in collaboration with many other groups with regard to
phytoestrogens (isoflavones and lignans) and breast cancer, prostate cancer and …

There is currently great interest in the bioactive components found in food. The isoflavonoids
found in soy products such as genistein and daidzein are a good example of bioactive food …

Aim To present the currently available evidence on the cardiovascular benefits and risks
associated with phyto-oestrogens. DATA-SYNTHESIS: Medline search from 1966-1999 …

Phytoestrogens are plant‐derived hormone‐like diphenolic compounds of dietary origin that
are present at high levels in plasma of subjects living in areas with low atherosclerosis and …

It is obvious that further studies are necessary before the possible biological role in man of
the lignans and isoflavonic phyto-oestrogens may be defined. However, the evidence …

The incidence of hormone-dependent cancers, such as those of the breast and prostate, is
much lower in Eastern countries such as China and Japan in comparison with the Western …

Epidemiologic studies have shown that women with a higher dietary intake of
phytoestrogens, plant-derived compounds with partial estrogen agonist properties, have a …

Phytoestrogens, plant chemicals classified as isoflavones, coumestans and lignans, display
estrogen-like activity because of their structural similarity to human estrogens and exhibit …

Coronary artery disease is the leading overall cause of mortality for women and increases
dramatically after menopause. Estrogen has many beneficial cardiovascular actions …

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 …