Flaxseed is one of the most important oilseed crops for industrial as well as food, feed, and
fiber purposes. Almost every part of the flaxseed plant is utilized commercially, either directly …

Male reproductive health has deteriorated in many countries during the last few decades. In
the 1990s, declining semen quality has been reported from Belgium, Denmark, France, and …

The incidence of disorders of development of the male reproductive tract has more than
doubled in the past 30-50 years while sperm counts have declined by about half. Similar …

Breast cancer, prostate cancer, coronary heart disease and colon cancer belong to the so-
called Western diseases and a general opinion is that diet is a significant or even the main …

Conclusion: This review suggests that phytoestrogens are among the dietary factors
affording protection against cancer and heart disease in vegetarians. With this …

The principles of nutrition have driven the development of advances in food safety, food
technology, biotechnology, disease prevention, and public policy as the latter relates to …

Absorption of isoflavone aglycones and glucosides was compared in rats. Daidzein,
genistein, daidzin and genistin were orally administered at a dose of 7.9 μmol/kg in 25 mM …

Page 1 Bernhard Watzl/Claus Leitzmann Bioaktive Substanzen in Lebensmitteln 3.,
unveränderte Auflage Hippokrates Page 2 Page 3 Hippokrates Page 4 Die Autoren: Dr …

Lignans and phytoestrogens have been associated with protective effect against hormone‐
related diseases, for example, cancer of the breast and prostate, and potential mechanisms …

Objectives: To compare importance of rate of initial weight loss for long term outcome in
obese patients and to compare efficacy of two different weight maintenance programmes …