isoflavone
noun
iso·fla·vone
ˌī-sō-ˈflā-ˌvōn 
Examples of isoflavone in a Sentence
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Food sources of soy don’t contain high enough levels of isoflavones to increase breast cancer risk.
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Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2023
Red clover extract contains a type of natural compound known as isoflavones.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2023
Rich in isoflavones, another phytoestrogen, soy (think tempeh, tofu and edamame) should appear on your shopping list too.
—Georgia Day, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2023
Soy contains isoflavones, endocrine disruptors that mimic and interfere with human estrogen.
—Madeleine Watts, Harper's Magazine, 11 May 2022
And foods like beans, legumes and soy products are rich sources of subtype isoflavones − flavonoids that help keep one's hormones balanced.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 25 May 2023
The Impossible Burger's isoflavone content is under 2 mg, which is less than some standard dosages recommended for transgender hormone therapy.
—Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2021
To date, there has been no evidence linking soy or isoflavone consumption with feminizing males or affecting childhood development.
—Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2021
Then there are the studies that have looked into whether isoflavones can feminize men and infants and interfere with fertility and development.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2019
Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2023
Red clover extract contains a type of natural compound known as isoflavones.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2023
Rich in isoflavones, another phytoestrogen, soy (think tempeh, tofu and edamame) should appear on your shopping list too.
—Georgia Day, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2023
Soy contains isoflavones, endocrine disruptors that mimic and interfere with human estrogen.
—Madeleine Watts, Harper's Magazine, 11 May 2022
And foods like beans, legumes and soy products are rich sources of subtype isoflavones − flavonoids that help keep one's hormones balanced.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 25 May 2023
The Impossible Burger's isoflavone content is under 2 mg, which is less than some standard dosages recommended for transgender hormone therapy.
—Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2021
To date, there has been no evidence linking soy or isoflavone consumption with feminizing males or affecting childhood development.
—Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2021
Then there are the studies that have looked into whether isoflavones can feminize men and infants and interfere with fertility and development.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2019
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isoflavone
noun
iso·fla·vone
-ˈflā-ˌvōn
: a bioactive ketone C15H10O2 noted for its numerous derivatives that are found in plants (as the soybean) and have antioxidant and estrogenic activity
also
: any of these derivatives (as daidzein or genistein)
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