Soy-isoflavone-enriched foods and markers of lipid and glucose metabolism in postmenopausal women : interactions with genotype and equol production

Hall, Wendy L.; Vafeiadou, Katerina; Hallund, Jesper; Bugel, Susanne; Reimann, Manja; Koebnick, Corinna; Zunft, H-J. Franz; Ferrari, Marika; Branca, Francesco; Dadd, Tony; Talbot, Duncan; Powell, Jonathan; Minihane, Anne-Marie; Cassidy, Aedin; Nilsson, Maria; Dahlman-Wright, Karin; Gustafsson, Jan-Ake; Williams, Christine M.

Author

Hall, Wendy L.

Vafeiadou, Katerina

Hallund, Jesper

Bugel, Susanne

Reimann, Manja

Koebnick, Corinna

Zunft, H-J. Franz

Ferrari, Marika

Branca, Francesco

Dadd, Tony

Talbot, Duncan

Powell, Jonathan

Minihane, Anne-Marie

Cassidy, Aedin

Nilsson, Maria

Dahlman-Wright, Karin

Gustafsson, Jan-Ake

Williams, Christine M.

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.