A polyphenol-rich diet protects against chronic pathologies by modulating numerous
physiological processes, such as cellular redox potential, enzymatic activity, cell proliferation …

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

Reference genomes are essential for metagenomic analyses and functional characterization
of the human gut microbiota. We present the Culturable Genome Reference (CGR), a …

Isoflavones (genistein, daidzein, and glycitein) are bioactive compounds with mildly
estrogenic properties and often referred to as phytoestrogen. These are present in …

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 …

Dietary polyphenols are components of many foods such as tea, fruit, and vegetables and
are associated with several beneficial health effects although, so far, largely based on …

Background Only a small part of the dietary anthocyanins are absorbed. Thus large amounts
of the ingested compounds are likely to enter the colon. In vitro and in vivo studies have …

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

Plant foods contain substantial amounts of phenolic compounds. Dietary interventions with
phenolic supplementation show that phenolic compounds are transformed into phenolic …

The indigenous intestinal microflora are involved in a variety of processes within the human
body, and are important for maintaining host health. As such, interindividual differences in …