Incidences of breast, colorectal and prostate cancer are high in the Western world
compared to countries in Asia. We have postulated that the Western diet compared to the …

Dietary factors are considered important environmental risk determinants for Western diseases.
Studies have revealed beneficial or protective effects of the consumption of legumes with …

To take advantage of the various pharmacologic activities of soy bean isoflavones, more
detailed studies of the absorption and excretion rates of these compounds in humans and …

Plants abound in essential phytochemicals produced for their various vital functions. The
same compounds seem also to be crucial for human health and disease. Recent human …

We present a method for the quantitative determination of the phytoestrogens formononetin,
biochanin A, daidzein, genistein, and coumestrol and simultaneously the lignans …

Many plants that are consumed contain phytoestrogens. Only a few published studies have
examined the dietary intake of phytoestrogens in the general Western population. The …

Breast cancer incidence and mortality are high in the western world compared to countries
in Asia (World Cancer Research Fund and American Institute for Cancer Research, 1997). …

… Mazur, H. Adlercreutz, J. Science Food Agric. … Mazur, T. Fotsis, K. Wähälä, S. … Mazur,
K. Wähälä, S. Rasku, A. …

The Finnish Medical Society Duodecim initiated and managed the update of the Finnish
national guideline for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD ). The Finnish COPD …

Information on phyto-oestrogen intake in various populations has been scanty until now,
primarily because data on the content of these compounds in foods were lacking. We report …