Soy, soy foods and their role in vegetarian diets

G Rizzo, L Baroni - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
Soy is a basic food ingredient of traditional Asian cuisine used for thousands of years. In
Western countries, soybeans have been introduced about a hundred years ago and recently …

[HTML][HTML] The role of metabolism (and the microbiome) in defining the clinical efficacy of dietary flavonoids

A Cassidy, AM Minihane - The American journal of clinical nutrition, 2017 - Elsevier
At a population level, there is growing evidence of the beneficial effects of dietary flavonoids
on health. However, there is extensive heterogeneity in the response to increased intake …

Plant-based nutrition: Exploring health benefits for atherosclerosis, chronic diseases, and metabolic syndrome—A comprehensive review

H Peña-Jorquera, V Cid-Jofré, L Landaeta-Díaz… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Atherosclerosis, chronic non-communicable diseases, and metabolic syndrome are highly
interconnected and collectively contribute to global health concerns that reduce life …

Molecular mechanisms of the anti-obesity and anti-diabetic properties of flavonoids

M Kawser Hossain, A Abdal Dayem, J Han… - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Obesity and diabetes are the most prevailing health concerns worldwide and their incidence
is increasing at a high rate, resulting in enormous social costs. Obesity is a complex disease …

Dietary polyphenols, Mediterranean diet, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes: a narrative review of the evidence

M Guasch-Ferré, J Merino, Q Sun, M Fitó… - Oxidative medicine …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Dietary polyphenols come mainly from plant‐based foods including fruits, vegetables, whole
grains, coffee, tea, and nuts. Polyphenols may influence glycemia and type 2 diabetes (T2D) …

Dietary polyphenols and type 2 diabetes: Human Study and Clinical Trial

H Cao, J Ou, L Chen, Y Zhang… - Critical reviews in …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Significant evidence from epidemiological investigations showed that dietary polyphenols
might manage and prevent type 2 diabetes (T2D). This review summarizes human studies …

Bioavailability, bioactivity and impact on health of dietary flavonoids and related compounds: an update

A Rodriguez-Mateos, D Vauzour, CG Krueger… - Archives of …, 2014 - Springer
There is substantial interest in the role of plant secondary metabolites as protective dietary
agents. In particular, the involvement of flavonoids and related compounds has become a …

An updated review of dietary isoflavones: Nutrition, processing, bioavailability and impacts on human health

K Zaheer, M Humayoun Akhtar - Critical reviews in food science …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Isoflavones (genistein, daidzein, and glycitein) are bioactive compounds with mildly
estrogenic properties and often referred to as phytoestrogen. These are present in …

[HTML][HTML] The hypoglycemic potential of phenolics from functional foods and their mechanisms

O Golovinskaia, CK Wang - Food Science and Human Wellness, 2023 - Elsevier
Long-term postprandial hyperglycemia is a primary risk factor for developing chronic
metabolic diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Chronic …

Recent advances in understanding the anti-diabetic actions of dietary flavonoids

PVA Babu, D Liu, ER Gilbert - The Journal of nutritional biochemistry, 2013 - Elsevier
Flavonoids are polyphenolic compounds that are abundant in fruits and vegetables, and
increasing evidence demonstrates a positive relationship between consumption of flavonoid …