Hormetic Dietary Phytochemicals

Biofilm prevention and control by dietary phytochemicals

A. Borges, A. C. Abreu, J. Malheiro, M. J. Saavedra and M. Simões LEPAE-Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal CECAV-University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados, Apartado 1013, 5001-801, Vila Real, Portugal Department of Veterinary Sciences, School of Agriculture and Veterinary Scienc...

Chemoprevention of Skin Cancer with Dietary Phytochemicals

Dietary chemopreventive phytochemicals: too little or too much?

There is a large body of evidence that the consumption of fruit and vegetables can decrease the risk of cancer. However, the link between diet and health is extremely complex. Some dietary phytochemicals seem to offer protection in an exposure-related manner and many molecular targets and signaling pathways affected by phytochemicals have been discovered. Although in vitro studies have contribu...

Recommended dietary intake levels for phytochemicals: Feasible or fanciful?

Phytochemicals are biologically active compounds, found in plants in small amounts, which are not established nutrients but which nevertheless seem to contribute significantly to protection against degenerative disease. At present, most interest in phytochemicals is focused on the polyphenolic flavonoids and on the carotenoids, although allium compounds, glucosinolates, indoles and coumarins ha...

Chemoprevention of prostate cancer by major dietary phytochemicals.

Prostate cancer continues to be one of the most commonly diagnosed diseases and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men in the United States. Options exist to treat localized disease, including surgery, radiation therapy, and hormonal therapy, but clinical management of advanced prostate cancer is challenging. In the past few decades, chemoprevention involving naturally-occu...