Vegetables, fruits and phytoestrogens in the prevention of diseases

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 145-149

  Heber, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer prevention; Dietary patterns; Phytochemicals

Indexed keywords

3 INDOLEMETHANOL; ALLYL SULFIDE; ALPHA CAROTENE; ANTHOCYANIN; BETA CAROTENE; CATECHIN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1 INHIBITOR; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; CYTOKINE; EPICATECHIN; EPICATECHIN GALLATE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; GARLIC EXTRACT; GLUCOSINOLATE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LYCOPENE; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; PHYTOESTROGEN; POLYPHENOL; SOYBEAN PROTEIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNINDEXED DRUG;

AGING; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BROCCOLI; BRUSSELS SPROUT; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER INHIBITION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSUMER; DIET; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; GARLIC; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; KALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSTATE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; TOMATO; VEGETABLE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET; FRUIT; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PHYTOESTROGENS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 4043167857     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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