Phytoestrogens are naturally occurring nonsteroidal phenolic plant compounds that, due to
their molecular structure and size, resemble vertebrate steroids estrogens. This review is …

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 …

Primary prevention through lifestyle interventions is a cost-effective alternative for preventing
a large burden of chronic and degenerative diseases, including cancer, which is one of the …

In this review, we present a summary of the research work performed so far using high
accuracy quantum chemical methods on polyphenolic antioxidant compounds. We have …

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 …

Polyphenols constitute one of the most numerous and ubiquitous groups of plant
metabolites and are an integral part of both human and animal diets. Ranging from simple …

Polyphenols are abundant micronutrients in our diet, and evidence for their role in the
prevention of degenerative diseases is emerging. Bioavailability differs greatly from one …

Isoflavones are phytoestrogens with potent estrogenic activity; genistein, daidzein and
glycitein are the most active isoflavones found in soy beans. Phytoestrogens have similarity …

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 …

Phenolics in Food and Nutraceuticals is the first single-source compendium of essential
information concerning food phenolics. This unique book reports the classification and …