phytoestrogen
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A phytoestrogen is a plant-derived xenoestrogen (a type of estrogen produced by organisms other than humans) not generated within the endocrine system, but consumed by eating plants or manufactured foods. Also called a "dietary estrogen", it is a diverse group of naturally occurring nonsteroidal plant compounds that, because of its structural similarity to estradiol (17-β-estradiol), have the ability to cause both estrogenic or antiestrogenic effects.
Research
14,861 papers- A Dopamine-Modified Hyaluronic Acid-Based Mucus Carrying Phytoestrogen and Urinary Exosome for Thin Endometrium Repair.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2024
- Phytoestrogen content in foods.Bailliere's clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 1998
- Hyperlipoproteinemia (a) and Phytoestrogen Therapy in Dialysis Patients: A Review.Clinical therapeutics · 2023
- Phytoestrogen supplement use by women.The Journal of nutrition · 2003
- Phytoestrogen and breast cancer prevention.European journal of cancer prevention : the official journal of the European Cancer Prevention Organisation (ECP) · 2002
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- Structure
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- Ecology
- Avian studies
- Food sources
- Effects on humans
- Females
- Males
- Infant formula
- Ethnopharmacology
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A phytoestrogen is a plant-derived xenoestrogen (a type of estrogen produced by organisms other than humans) not generated within the endocrine system, but consumed by eating plants or manufactured foods. Also called a "dietary estrogen", it is a diverse group of naturally occurring nonsteroidal plant compounds that, because of its structural similarity to estradiol (17-β-estradiol), have the ability to cause both estrogenic or antiestrogenic effects.
Phytoestrogens are not essential nutrients because their absence from the diet does not cause a disease, nor are they known to participate in any normal biological function. Common foods containing phytoestrogens are soybeans and soy protein concentrate, miso, tempeh, and tofu. Some soy-based infant formulas manufactured with soy protein contain isoflavones.