| abstract |
Pharmaceutical preparations comprising an effective amount of hydroxymatairesinol or a geometric isomer or a stereoisomer thereof, food additives and food products comprising hydroxymatairesinol are described. A method for prevention of cancers, certain non-cancer, hormone dependent diseases and/or cardiovascular diseases in a person, based on administering of hydroxymatairesinol to said person. Also disclosed is a method for increasing the level of enterolactone or another metabolite of hydroxymatairesinol in a person's serum thereby causing prevention of a cancer or a certain non-cancer, hormone dependent disease in a person, based on administering of hydroxymatairesinol to said person. |