Phytoestrogen consumption and association with breast, prostate and colorectal cancer in EPIC Norfolk

Ward, H. A. and Kuhnle, G. G. C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8081-8931 (2010) Phytoestrogen consumption and association with breast, prostate and colorectal cancer in EPIC Norfolk. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 501 (1). pp. 170-175. ISSN 0003-9861 doi: 10.1016/j.abb.2010.05.018

Abstract/Summary

Phytoestrogens are polyphenolic secondary plant metabolites that have structural and functional similarities to 17β-oestradiol and have been associated with a protective effect against hormone-related cancers. Most foods in the UK only contain small amounts of phytoestrogens (median content 21 μg/100 g) and the highest content is found in soya and soya-containing foods. The highest phytoestrogen content in commonly consumed foods is found in breads (average content 450 μg/100 g), the main source of isoflavones in the UK diet. The phytoestrogen consumption in cases and controls was considerably lower than in Asian countries. No significant associations between phytoestrogen intake and breast cancer risk in a nested case-control study in EPIC Norfolk were found. Conversely, colorectal cancer risk was inversely associated with enterolignan intake in women but not in men. Prostate cancer risk was positively associated with enterolignan intake, however this association became non-significant when adjusting for dairy intake, suggesting that enterolignans can act as a surrogate marker for dairy or calcium intake.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/7894
Identification Number/DOI	10.1016/j.abb.2010.05.018
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences > Human Nutrition Research Group Interdisciplinary centres and themes > Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research (ICMR)
Uncontrolled Keywords	Phytoestrogens; Isoflavones; Lignans; Enterolignans; Equol; Food composition; Breast cancer; Prostate cancer; Colorectal cancer
Publisher	Elsevier
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