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SUBMITTER: Morimoto Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3279611 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Morimoto Yukiko Y Conroy Shannon M SM Pagano Ian S IS Isaki Marissa M Franke Adrian A AA Nordt Frank J FJ Maskarinec Gertraud G
Nutrition and cancer 20120131 2
One of the hypothesized protective mechanisms of soy against breast cancer involves changes in estrogen metabolism to 2-hydroxy (OH) and 16α-OH estrogens. The current analysis examined the effect of soy foods on the 2:16α-OH E(1) ratio among premenopausal women during a randomized, crossover intervention study; women were stratified by equol producer status, a characteristic thought to enhance the protective effects of soy isoflavones. The study consisted of a high-soy diet with 2 soy food servi ...[more]