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Soy-isoflavone-enriched foods and inflammatory biomarkers of cardiovascular disease risk in postmenopausal women: interactions with genotype and equol production.
The American journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Dec 2005
Hall Wendy L, Vafeiadou Katerina, Hallund Jesper, Bügel Susanne, Koebnick Corinna, Reimann Manja, Ferrari Marika, Branca Francesco, Talbot Duncan, Dadd Tony, Nilsson Maria, Dahlman-Wright Karin, Gustafsson Jan-Ake, Minihane Anne-Marie, Williams Christine M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Dietary isoflavones are thought to be cardioprotective because of their structural similarity to estrogen. The reduction of concentrations of circulating inflammatory markers by estrogen may be one of the mechanisms by which premenopausal women are protected against cardiovascular disease. OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to investigate the effects of isolated soy isoflavones on inflammatory biomarkers [von...
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