The effect of soy consumption on the urinary 2:16-hydroxyestrone ratio in postmenopausal women depends on equol production status but is not influenced by probiotic consumption

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 603-608

  Nettleton, Jennifer A ^a   Greany, Kristin A ^a   Thomas, William ^a   Wangen, Kerry E ^a   Adlercreutz, Herman ^b   Kurzer, Mindy S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

2:16 hydroxyestrone ratio; Breast cancer; Equol; Probiotics; Soy

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYESTRADIOL; 2 HYDROXYESTRONE; EQUOL; FRUCTOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; ISOFLAVONE; MILK PROTEIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SOYBEAN PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN METABOLISM; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROBIOTIC BACTERIUM; SOYBEAN;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS;

EID: 14944360681     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/135.3.603     Document Type: Article

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