The health and wellness of human beings is largely dictated by the consumption of nutritious
foods. Various studies have linked foods as helpful in combating a number of degenerative …

Polyphenols are the most abundant antioxidants in the diet and are widespread constituents
of fruits, vegetables, cereals, dry legumes, chocolate, and beverages, such as tea, coffee, or …

The world has been facing an epidemic of undernutrition along with population explosion,
resulting in a need for increased food availability. The concept behind food security is to …

Substantial evidence indicates that diets high in plant-based foods may explain the
epidemiologic variance of many hormone-dependent diseases that are a major cause of …

Incidences of breast, colorectal and prostate cancer are high in the Western world compared
to countries in Asia. We have postulated that the Western diet compared to the …

The importance of estrogens in homeostatic regulation of many cellular and biochemical
events is well illustrated by the pathophysiologic changes that occur with estrogen …

Uterine leiomyomas, or fibroids, represent a major public health problem. It is believed that
these tumors develop in the majority of American women and become symptomatic in one …

Phytoestrogens represent a family of plant compounds that have been shown to have both
estrogenic and antiestrogenic properties. A variety of these plant compounds and their …

This review focuses on the possible role in human health of the consumption of lignan-rich
foods. Most of the plant lignans in human foods are converted by the intestinal microflora in …

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 …