Equol: a bacterial metabolite from the daidzein isoflavone and its presumed beneficial health effects

B Mayo, L Vázquez, AB Flórez - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Epidemiological data suggest that regular intake of isoflavones from soy reduces the
incidence of estrogen-dependent and aging-associated disorders, such as menopause …

Soy, soy foods and their role in vegetarian diets

G Rizzo, L Baroni - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
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 …

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 …

Diet and male fertility: the impact of nutrients and antioxidants on sperm energetic metabolism

A Ferramosca, V Zara - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Diet might affect male reproductive potential, but the biochemical mechanisms involved in
the modulation of sperm quality remain poorly understood. While a Western diet is …

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 …

Role of the small intestine, colon and microbiota in determining the metabolic fate of polyphenols

G Williamson, MN Clifford - Biochemical pharmacology, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract (Poly) phenols are a large group of compounds, found in food, beverages, dietary
supplements and herbal medicines. Owing to interest in their biological activities, absorption …

Dietary polyphenol intake in Europe: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study

R Zamora-Ros, V Knaze, JA Rothwell, B Hémon… - European journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background/Objectives Polyphenols are plant secondary metabolites with a large
variability in their chemical structure and dietary occurrence that have been associated with …

Adherence to the Mediterranean diet is inversely associated with metabolic syndrome occurrence: a meta-analysis of observational studies

J Godos, G Zappalà, S Bernardini… - … journal of food …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Diet plays a role in the onset and progression of metabolic disorders, including metabolic
syndrome (MetS). We aimed to systematically review and conduct a quantitative meta …

[HTML][HTML] Phytoestrogens and breast cancer: In vitro anticancer activities of isoflavones, lignans, coumestans, stilbenes and their analogs and derivatives

P Basu, C Maier - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2018 - Elsevier
Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related morbidity and mortality among
women worldwide. Phytoestrogens, plant-derived polyphenols that structurally and …

Dietary polyphenols are inversely associated with metabolic syndrome in Polish adults of the HAPIEE study

G Grosso, U Stepaniak, A Micek, D Stefler… - European Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between total and individual
classes and subclasses of dietary polyphenol intake and prevalence of metabolic syndrome …