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

The gut microbiota plays a crucial role in the conversion of dietary flavonoids and thereby
affects their health-promoting effects in the human host. The identification of the bacteria …

Polyphenols are abundant micronutrients in our diet, and evidence for their role in the
prevention of degenerative diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular diseases is …

Phytoestrogens are plant derived compounds found in a wide variety of foods, most notably
soy. A litany of health benefits including a lowered risk of osteoporosis, heart disease, breast …

Advances in the flavonoid field have been nothing short of spectacular over the last 20
years. While the medical field has noticed flavonoids for their potential antioxidant …

Flavones and isoflavones may play a prominent role in cancer prevention since these
compounds are found in numerous plants that are associated with reduced cancer rates …

Equol [7-hydroxy-3-(4′-hydroxyphenyl)-chroman] is a nonsteroidal estrogen of the
isoflavone class. It is exclusively a product of intestinal bacterial metabolism of dietary …

Estrogens are the hormones of reproduction in women as well as of many other important
functions in the male and female body. They undergo significant changes in the different …

Equol, first isolated from equine urine in 1932 and identified 50 years later in human urine
as a metabolite of the soy isoflavones, daidzin and daidzein, is produced by intestinal …

Scientific advances in this field have not only given us a better understanding of what is an
optimal diet, but has allowed food and nutraceutical companies to market products with …