Hormos Nutraceutical Oy Ltd.

Niina Saarinen

Lauri V Kangas

Risto Santti

Markku Ahotupa

Christer Eckerman

Sari M&auml;kel&auml;

Anni W&auml;rri

Sari Mäkelä

Chester Eckerman

Anni Wärri

A food product containing an effective amount of an active agent which is hydroxymatairesinol, a geometric isomer or stereoisomer thereof, or an acceptable salt thereof, or a mixture thereof, where the food product is selected from the group consisting of a nutritional supplement and a nutrient. The food product can increase 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 the administration of hydroxymatairesinol to the person.

Food product comprising hydroxymatairesinol

This invention relates to methods 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. The invention also concerns 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. Furthermore, this invention relates to pharmaceutical preparations, food additives and food products comprising hydroxymatairesinol.

Food additive or product or a pharmaceutical preparation, comprising hydroxymatairesinol

USE OF HYDROXYMATAIRESINOL FOR PREVENTION OF CANCERS, NON-CANCER, HORMONE DEPENDENT DISEASES AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES BY HYDROXYMATAIRESINOL, AND A PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION, FOOD ADDITIVE AND FOOD PRODUCT COMPRISING HYDROXYMATAIRESINOL

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Merimasku, Finland

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