Phytochemicals are a non-nutritive substances that are present in plants and contribute
significantly to their flavor and color. These biologically active compounds are classified into …

The Mediterranean diet (MD) is considered one of the healthiest dietary models. Many of the
characteristic components of the MD have functional features with positive effects on health …

Background Studies have suggested the chemopreventive effects of flavonoids on
carcinogenesis. Yet numbers of epidemiologic studies assessing dietary flavonoids and …

Flavonoids, one of the most abundant phytochemicals in a diet rich in fruits and vegetables,
have been recognized as possessing anti-proliferative, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and …

Breast cancer (BC) remains the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths in
women in the US, despite advances in detection and treatment. In addition, breast cancer …

Consuming plants for their presumed health benefits has occurred since early civilizations.
Phytochemicals are found in various plants that are frequently included in the human diet …

Background: Epidemiologic studies that examined whether lignans, the most important class
of phytoestrogens in the Western diet, protect against breast cancer have yielded …

While many factors are involved in the etiology of cancer, it has been clearly established that
diet significantly impacts one's risk for this disease. More recently, specific food components …

Nutritional epidemiological studies have frequently reported associations between higher
(poly) phenol intake and a decrease in the risk or incidence of noncommunicable diseases …

Plant sterols (PS) are cholesterol-like terpenoids widely spread in the kingdom Plantae.
Being the target of extensive research for more than a century, PS have topped with …