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Phytoestrogen flavonoids derived from Epimedium brevicornum maxim may help prevent bone loss in postmenopausal women, without adversely impacting the endometrium (J Bone Miner Res. 22:1072-79; DOI:10.1359/jbmr.070405). ... Soluble tea polysaccharide is the major hypoglycemic factor in tea and may be developed to a potential natural hypoglycemic functional ingredient (J Agric Food Chem. ASAP Article 10.1021/jf070699t S0021-8561(07)00699-1). ... A mixed probiotic beverage was effective in the prevention of diarrhea associated with antibiotic use, including diarrhea from Clostridium difficile (BMJ. DOI:10.1136/bmj.39231.599815.55). ... Prospective data do not support an inverse association between flavonol or flavone intake and coronary heart disease risk (Am J Epidemiol. 2007 165(11):1305-1313; DOI:10.1093/aje/kwm016). ... Researchers concluded 6 g cinnamon ingested with rice pudding reduced postprandial blood glucose and delayed gastric emptying without affecting satiety; furthermore, cinnamon in the diet lowered postprandial glucose response, a change at least partially explained by delayed gastric emptying rate (GER) (Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 June 85(6):1552-1556). ... Harvard researchers report a study in mice found greater intake of long-chain omega-3essential fatty acids (EFAs) protected against blindness attributed to abnormal ocular blood vessel growth (Nature Med. ePub June 24; DOI:10.1038/nm1591).