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The Effect of Phytoestrogens on Cognitive Function and Alzheimer’s Disease [PDF]
International Journal of Nutrition Sciences, 2018 Dementia is a neurodegenerative disorder that leads to a significant cognitive loss. It was shown that the rise in life expectancy and the number of elderly people in the community led to an increasing trend in incidence and prevalence of Alzheimer’s ...
Faezeh Ghanbari Gohari +1 more
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Phytoestrogens for Cancer Prevention and Treatment
Biology, 2020 Phytoestrogens are a large group of natural compounds found in more than 300 plants. They have a close structural similarity to estrogens, which allow them to bind to both estrogen receptors (ER), ERα and ERβ, presenting a weak estrogenic activity ...
Margalida Torrens-Mas, Pilar Roca
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Czech Journal of Food Sciences, 2004 Phytoestrogens represent biologically active compounds showing estrogenic activity similar to that of sex hormones - estrogens. Various adverse effects such as sterility, increase of females' genitals, lost of males' copulation activity, etc.
J. Lojza, V. Schulzová, J. Hajšlová
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Activation of proestrogens from hops (Humulus lupulus L.) by intestinal microbiota; Conversion of isoxanthohumol into 8-prenylnaringenin [PDF]
, 2005 Hop, an essential ingredient in most beers, contains a number of prenylflavonoids, among which 8-prenylnaringenin (8-PN) would be the most potent phytoestrogen currently known. Although a number of health effects are attributed to these compounds, only a
De Keukeleire, Denis +4 more
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Kvasný průmysl, 2005 Phytoestrogens from the group of isoflavonoids are plant phytohormones with estrogenic activity that simulate biological effects of natural 17-β-estradiol and have further favourable impacts on human health.
Alexandr MIKYŠKA +2 more
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International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine, 2023 Background: The quality of life of a person and her sexual partner is impacted by sexual function. Sexual function disorders have a significant prevalence in society.
Masoumeh Sayahi +3 more
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Higher usual dietary intake of phytoestrogens is associated with lower aortic stiffness in postmenopausal women [PDF]
, 2002 Objective¿ Phytoestrogens have been postulated to protect against cardiovascular diseases, but few studies have focused on the effect of Western dietary phytoestrogen intake.
Bots, M.L. +7 more
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Estrogenic activity, race/ethnicity, and Indigenous American ancestry among San Francisco Bay Area women. [PDF]
, 2019 Estrogens play a significant role in breast cancer development and are not only produced endogenously, but are also mimicked by estrogen-like compounds from environmental exposures.
Fejerman, Laura +6 more
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Effect of soy in men with type 2 diabetes mellitus and subclinical hypogonadism: a randomised controlled study [PDF]
, 2016 Context: Isoflavones found in soy products have a chemical structure similar to estrogen, leading to concerns of an adverse estrogenic effect in men, particularly in those with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who have low testosterone levels due to ...
Atkin, Stephen L. +5 more
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BMC Cancer, 2009 Background Phytoestogens are a group of lipophillic plant compounds that can have estrogenic effects in animals; both tumorigenic and anti-tumorigenic effects have been reported.
Watson Cheryl S, Jeng Yow-Jiun
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