Abstract
The hypocholesterolemic effects of soy foods are well established, and it has been suggested that isoflavones are responsible for this effect. However, beneficial effects of isolated isoflavones on lipid biomarkers of cardiovascular disease risk have not yet been shown.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 592-600 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | American Journal of Clinical Nutrition |
Volume | 83 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2006 |
Keywords
- Aged
- Base Sequence
- Biological Markers
- Blood Glucose
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Cholesterol, HDL
- Cross-Over Studies
- Double-Blind Method
- Equol
- Estrogen Receptor beta
- Female
- Food, Fortified
- Genotype
- Humans
- Insulin
- Isoflavones
- Lipid Metabolism
- Lipoprotein(a)
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phytoestrogens
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Postmenopause
- Risk Factors
- Soy Foods