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Prevalence of the equol-producer phenotype and its relationship with dietary isoflavone and serum lipids in healthy Chinese adults.
Journal of epidemiology - 1 Jan 2010
Liu Baohua, Qin Liqiang, Liu Aiping, Uchiyama Shigeto, Ueno Tomomi, Li Xuetuo, Wang Peiyu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Studies have suggested that daidzein-metabolizing phenotypes have beneficial effects on a range of health outcomes. We investigated the prevalence of equol producers and the relationship of equol phenotype with habitual isoflavone consumption and serum lipid concentrations in 200 Chinese adults in Beijing. METHODS: After the baseline survey and dietary records, 200 healthy adults in Beijing were...
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