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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2001
Markku Ahotupa, Turku, FI;
Christer Eckerman, Turku, FI;
Lauri Kangas, Lieto, FI;
Sari Mäkelä, Turku, FI;
Niina Saarinen, Merimasku, FI;
Risto Santti, Naantali, FI;
Anni Wärri, Lieto, FI;
Hormos Nutraceutical Oy Ltd., Turku, FI;
Abstract
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.