Method for prevention of diseases in coeliac patients
OwnerMikko Unkilainventor
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Abstract
Methods for prevention of cancers, precancers, certain non-cancer, hormone dependent diseases and/or cardiovascular diseases in a person suffering from coeliac disease, based on administering of a lignan to the person. A method for increasing the level of enterolactone or another metabolite of a lignan in a person's serum is also disclosed, where the person suffers from coeliac disease, thereby causing prevention of a cancer or a certain non-cancer, hormone dependent disease in the person, based on administering of a lignan to the person.
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A method for prevention of a cancer, precancer, a certain non-cancer, hormone dependent disease and/or a cardiovascular disease in a person suffering from coeliac disease, comprising administering to said person an effective amount of a lignan.
A method for increasing the level of enterolactone or another metabolite of a lignan in a person's serum, wherein said patient suffers from coeliac disease, thereby causing prevention of a cancer or a certain non-cancer, hormone dependent disease in said person, comprising administering to said person an effective amount of a plant lignan.
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