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Significant inverse association of equol-producer status with coronary artery calcification but not dietary isoflavones in healthy Japanese men.
The British journal of nutrition - 1 Jan 2017
Ahuja Vasudha, Miura Katsuyuki, Vishnu Abhishek, Fujiyoshi Akira, Evans Rhobert, Zaid Maryam, Miyagawa Naoko, Hisamatsu Takashi, Kadota Aya, Okamura Tomonori, Ueshima Hirotsugu, Sekikawa Akira
Abstract excerpt
Equol, a metabolite of the dietary isoflavone daidzein, is produced by the action of gut bacteria in some individuals who are termed as equol-producers. It is proposed to have stronger atheroprotective properties than dietary isoflavones. We examined a cross-sectional association of dietary isoflavones and equol-producer status with coronary artery calcification (CAC), a biomarker of coronary atherosclerosis,...
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