title: Effect of dietary phytoestrogens on human growth regulation: imprinting in health & disease.
abstract: This group has advocated a return to the notional Palæolithic diet with fruits, vegetables, roots, leaves, seeds, phytochemical antioxidants and proteins, etc. Phytoestrogens, viz. lignans, isoflavonoids and flavonoids are weak oestrogenic constituents of such a diet and may have a considerable impact on human health and disease. The aim of this paper was to conduct a preliminary overview of about 2000 research-led studies from the 1930s to the present time reported in the literature on flavonoids/isoflavonoids/lignans and to assemble evidence for a future strictly formal literature review on the health benefits and risks of flavonoids in a variety of diseases.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Griffiths
authors: Wolfson Institute for Health & Wellbeing, School of Medicine & Health, Queen's Campus, Durham University, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 6BH, United Kingdom.
authors: D W
authors: DW
authors: Wilson
authors: R B
authors: RB
authors: Singh
authors: F
authors: F
authors: De Meester
mesh_terms: D066046:Diet, Paleolithic; D044127:Epigenesis, Genetic / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006128:Growth / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D048789:Phytoestrogens / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy; D019849:Sex Determination Processes / Q000187:drug effects*; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D048789:Phytoestrogens