The Soy Nutrition Institute provides information, research, and discussion about the benefits of soy to your health.
Leer en Español There are likely some folks, including health professionals, who are still uncertain about whether soy feminizes men. This uncertainty is understandable given that even today, claims that soy feminizes men can still be found. These claims exist despite definitive data showing neither soy nor soy isoflavones lower testosterone levels,1 raise estrogen levels,1 […]
Leer en Español Beginning in the late 1990s, concerns arose that soy increases breast cancer risk and worsens the prognosis of women with this disease despite the historically low breast cancer incidence rates in soyfood-consuming countries.1 However, observational data published beginning in 2009,2 showed just the opposite, post-diagnosis soy intake was associated with reduced mortality […]
A new comprehensive analysis of the scientific literature, published in the journal Nutrition, concludes that soybean oil lowers risk of coronary heart disease without causing any undesirable effects as some critics have claimed. That is certainly good news for Americans since soybean oil accounts for more than 7% of the total caloric intake in the […]
Leer en Español Two new studies highlight the potential of soy to reduce hot flashes, although both suffer from design limitations. In many respects, the potential alleviation of menopausal hot flashes by consuming soy is the benefit — more than any other — that first caused a lot of women to take a look at […]
The European Union’s Assessment Group on Glyphosate (AGG) recently released an 11,000-page draft report concluding that glyphosate, the world’s most widely used herbicide, does not warrant being declared carcinogenic (see exact wording below).1 If adopted by the AGG, it will add to the long list of health agencies that have declared the world’s most widely […]
Chinese researchers recently reported that soy consumption was associated with a reduced risk of mortality from acute myocardial infarction (heart attack).1 This finding comes from the China Kadoorie Biobank study, which may be the largest prospective epidemiologic study to examine health outcomes related to soy intake. The China Kadoorie Biobank study involved 487,034 individuals free […]
Nephrolithiasis, or kidney stones, is the presence of renal calculi caused by a disruption in the balance between solubility and precipitation of salts in the urinary tract and in the kidneys. Approximately 10% of people participating in the 2013–2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination reported having kidney stones. The highest prevalence was observed in males […]
This blog rarely discusses research on soy infant formula (SIF). There are many reasons for not doing so. For example, on a body weight basis, isoflavone exposure is much higher in infants fed SIF than in children or adults consuming soyfoods in amounts compatible with Japanese consumption.1,2 Also, during the first few weeks and months […]
While there is evidence indicating vegetarian diets reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes,1 cardiovascular diseases,2 and certain cancers,3 there are also concerns that a vegetarian, and especially a vegan, diet increases fracture risk.4 However, new research shows that vitamin D and calcium supplementation eliminates the association between vegan diet and fracture risk.5 […]
A recent New York Times opinion piece suggested that we need to launch a moonshot for developing meatless meat. The author called on the U.S. government to put money and muscle behind development of plant-based and lab-grown meats just as it is doing for electric cars, weatherized homes, and renewable energy. Such efforts, the piece […]
Get the dish on trending topics, insights, & soy research from industry experts delivered to your inbox.
Notifications