Therapeutic potential of isoflavones with an emphasis on daidzein

MM Alshehri, J Sharifi-Rad… - Oxidative Medicine …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Daidzein is a phytoestrogen isoflavone found in soybeans and other legumes. The chemical
composition of daidzein is analogous to mammalian estrogens, and it could be useful with a …

Effects of dietary polyphenols on metabolic syndrome features in humans: a systematic review

MJ Amiot, C Riva, A Vinet - Obesity reviews, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Dietary polyphenols constitute a large family of bioactive substances potential beneficial
effect on metabolic syndrome (MetS). This review summarizes the results of clinical studies …

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 …

One week of bed rest leads to substantial muscle atrophy and induces whole-body insulin resistance in the absence of skeletal muscle lipid accumulation

ML Dirks, BT Wall, B Van De Valk, TM Holloway… - Diabetes, 2016 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Short (< 10 days) periods of muscle disuse, often necessary for recovery from illness or
injury, lead to various negative health consequences. The current study investigated …

Anti-obesogenic and antidiabetic effects of plants and mushrooms

J Martel, DM Ojcius, CJ Chang, CS Lin, CC Lu… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Obesity is reaching global epidemic proportions as a result of factors such as high-calorie
diets and lack of physical exercise. Obesity is now considered to be a medical condition …

Effect of the herbal medicines in obesity and metabolic syndrome: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of clinical trials

M Payab, S Hasani‐Ranjbar, N Shahbal… - Phytotherapy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity is a medical situation in which excess body fat has gathered because of imbalance
between energy intake and energy expenditure. In spite of the fact that the variety of studies …

Resveratrol and diabetes: A critical review of clinical studies

E Öztürk, AKK Arslan, MB Yerer, A Bishayee - Biomedicine & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disease characterized by hyperglycemia. The disease
results from the defects of insulin secretion and/or action. Resveratrol is a non-flavonoid …

Dietary compounds and traditional Chinese medicine ameliorate type 2 diabetes by modulating gut microbiota

Q Nie, H Chen, J Hu, S Fan, S Nie - Critical Reviews in Food …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Diabetes mellitus (DM) and its complications are major public health concerns which
strongly influence the quality of humans' life. Modification of gut microbiota has been widely …

Resveratrol supplementation: where are we now and where should we go?

MG Novelle, D Wahl, C Diéguez, M Bernier… - Ageing research …, 2015 - Elsevier
Pre-clinical findings have provided mounting evidence that resveratrol, a dietary polyphenol,
may confer health benefits and protect against a variety of medical conditions and age …

Targeting fatty acid metabolism to improve glucose metabolism

R Stinkens, GH Goossens, JWE Jocken… - Obesity …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Disturbances in fatty acid metabolism in adipose tissue, liver, skeletal muscle, gut and
pancreas play an important role in the development of insulin resistance, impaired glucose …