Phytoestrogens are naturally occurring nonsteroidal phenolic plant compounds that, due to
their molecular structure and size, resemble vertebrate steroids estrogens. This review is …

Several dietary flavonoids exhibit anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, and anti-osteoporotic
activities relevant to prevention of chronic diseases, including lifestyle-related diseases …

Nowadays, many consumers prefer foods with a high content of nutraceuticals that
contribute to the prevention or healing of chronic diseases. Therefore, in recent years, more …

Bioavailability is a key step in ensuring bioefficacy of bioactive food compounds or oral
drugs. Bioavailability is a complex process involving several different stages: liberation …

Covering: up to the end of 2008 There is much epidemiological evidence that diets rich in
fruit and vegetables can reduce the incidence of non-communicable diseases such as …

Phytoestrogens are plant derived compounds found in a wide variety of foods, most notably
soy. A litany of health benefits including a lowered risk of osteoporosis, heart disease, breast …

Flavonoids are a major group of phytoestrogens associated with physiological effects, and
ecological and social impacts. Although the estrogenic activity of flavonoids was reported by …

Equol, first isolated from equine urine in 1932 and identified 50 years later in human urine
as a metabolite of the soy isoflavones, daidzin and daidzein, is produced by intestinal …

Peanuts, Arachis hypogaea, are one of the most widely consumed legumes globally due to
its nutrition, taste, and affordability. Peanuts are protein and energy-rich and have been …

The distal gut harbours∼ 1013 bacteria, representing the most densely populated
ecosystem known. The functional diversity expressed by these communities is enormous …