Lignans, similar in structure to endogenous sex steroid hormones, may act in vivo to alter
hormone metabolism and subsequent cancer risk. The objective of this study was to …

Phytoestrogens are plant constituents that possess either estrogenic or antiestrogenic
activity. Although their activities are weak as compared with human endogenous estrogens …

Flaxseed, the richest known source of plant lignans, has been shown to have
chemoprotective effects in animal and cell studies. Some of its effects may be mediated …

Dietary studies and assays of urinary lignans in postmenopausal women showed that lignan
excretion is significantly lower in urine of women with breast cancer than in normal …

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Phytoestrogens are plant derived substances that are structurally and functionally similar to
estrogens and are found in many foods. Mainly there are three classes of phytoestrogens …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses phytoestrogens in foods. Phytoestrogens in
foods are a source of intense interest in academic, food and nutraceutical industry research …

This review attempts only to summarize current knowledge on plant oestrogens and covers:
chemistry and biosynthesis; assay and bioassay; distribution in plants; physiological and …

The classical phytoestrogens, so far known, constitute a group of plant-derived compounds
which include mainly isoflavones, lignans, coumestanes, stilbenes and the flavonoids …

A number of epidemiological studies have observed an inverse association between
phytoestrogens and risk of certain hormonally dependent cancers. We undertook an …