How to Use isoflavone in a Sentence

isoflavone

noun
  • These same isoflavones reduce risk of certain types of cancer.
    — Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Soy isoflavones are plant compounds found in soy foods such as tofu and tempeh.
    — Sarah Garone, Health, 22 May 2026
  • Tofu is rich in isoflavones, which can help lower blood pressure and improve heart health.
    — Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Food sources of soy don’t contain high enough levels of isoflavones to increase breast cancer risk.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Aglycone isoflavones may have stronger effects, but more research is needed.
    — Merve Ceylan, Health, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Soybeans are high in fiber, as well as compounds called isoflavones, which include daidzein and genistein.
    — Maggie Fox, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2017
  • Several studies have shown that diets high in soy isoflavones are linked to better bone health.
    — Sarah Anzlovar, Ms, Rd, Verywell Health, 18 June 2024
  • Red clover extract contains a type of natural compound known as isoflavones.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2023
  • 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
  • Products can have different amounts of red clover and isoflavones based on the ingredients used.
    — Health, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Many of soy’s health benefits have been linked to isoflavones — plant compounds that mimic estrogen.
    — Savannah Eadens, The Courier-Journal, 17 May 2017
  • In the meantime, adding soybeans, tofu, tempeh, and soy milk in your diet will provide you with isoflavones.
    — Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Fiber, potassium, magnesium, and isoflavones in legumes and soy may help lower blood pressure.
    — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 28 May 2026
  • Still, the safety of soy isoflavone supplements for this group remains uncertain.
    — Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Soy Products Soy foods like tofu, edamame, and soy milk provide plant protein, healthy fats, and isoflavones.
    — Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Soy products also have calcium, magnesium, and isoflavones, which can help maintain bone health.
    — Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Unfermented soy foods have isoflavones mostly in glycoside form.
    — Merve Ceylan, Health, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Soybeans are high in fiber, B-vitamins, potassium and polyphenols like isoflavone.
    — Michiko Tomioka, Contributor, CNBC, 21 July 2024
  • Red clover contains isoflavones, which are compounds that have a similar structure to the hormone estrogen.
    — Health, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Soy Protein Soy foods, including tofu, edamame, and soymilk, contain isoflavones.
    — Lauren O'Connor, Health, 6 Aug. 2025
  • In addition to their high fiber content, chickpeas provide phytonutrients like isoflavones and saponins.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Soy Protein Soy protein, derived from soybeans, contains isoflavones that may support heart health.
    — Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Rich in isoflavones, another phytoestrogen, soy (think tempeh, tofu and edamame) should appear on your shopping list too.
    — Georgia Day, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2023
  • That would provide around eight times the intake of isoflavones that have been recorded in older men in Japan and Shanghai who eat soy-heavy diets.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2019
  • In menopause, isoflavones can bind to ERα more effectively due to lower estrogen levels.
    — Merve Ceylan, Health, 18 Sep. 2025
  • These isoflavones, particularly genistein and daidzein, can bind to estrogen receptors in the body.
    — Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Some researchers and parents have been concerned about how estrogen-mimicking compounds in soy, called isoflavones, might affect young children.
    — Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2020
  • Now Soy milk also contains phytonutrients known as isoflavones, which have been shown to have cancer-fighting properties.
    — Amanda MacMillan, Time, 30 Jan. 2018
  • Red clover and isoflavones may help relieve symptoms associated with lower levels of estrogen in people with menopause.
    — Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 13 Aug. 2024
  • However, some people may not be good candidates for soy isoflavone supplementation.
    — Sarah Garone, Health, 22 May 2026

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