The Soy Nutrition Institute provides information, research, and discussion about the benefits of soy to your health.
The movement toward plant-based diets suggests that soy consumption will grow, despite increasing competition, as will the number of new soy products entering the marketplace. In fact, within just the past several months, three companies, Impossible Foods, Nestle and ABP (UK) have introduced plant burgers containing soy protein. However, one way in which soy consumption […]
With all the attention the Impossible Burger is receiving, especially after the decision by Burger King to provide the burger at all its U.S. locations by the end of the year, I anticipated that soy might receive more attention as a result. The current version (2.0) of the Impossible burger replaced wheat in the recipe […]
Over the past 30 years, soyfoods have been plagued by several controversies. The soy and breast cancer relationship has unquestionably been the most contentious one. A close second may be the relationship between soy and thyroid function. As discussed in detail below, the reasons why this relationship has played such a prominent role in shaping […]
New research published in the Journal of Nutrition, by David Jenkins, MD, PhD and colleagues from the University of Toronto, shows that soy protein significantly lowers LDL-cholesterol, the type of cholesterol known to raise risk of heart disease. While previous research has found similar results, in recent years challenges to the cholesterol-lowering effect of soy […]
Epidemiologic findings form the basis for much of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines. But sometimes, common sense isn’t applied to the interpretation of the results of epidemiologic studies. That clearly is the case for a recent cross-sectional study by Marcelo et al.,1 that identified a positive link between urinary genistein and mortality. The limitations of epidemiologic […]
Researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Center recently reported that supplementing the diet with soybean oil significantly reduces fatigue in breast cancer survivors.1 Although a pilot trial, these new findings suggest soybean oil may function as a treatment for this common condition. The study offers new hope for patients suffering from cancer-related fatigue (CRF), […]
Men who regularly consume soy are less likely to develop prostate cancer than men who don’t. New research from Ohio State University provides one reason why that might be the case. When the scientific community first began exploring in earnest the role of soy in cancer prevention, most of the focus was on breast cancer. […]
The high phytate content of soy and plant-based diets might help to prevent the development of cancer. That speculation could be drawn from the publication of a case report in Melanoma Research describing cancer remission in response to phytate supplementation.1 First, some background. Phytate (inositol hexaphosphate, IP6) is found in all whole grains and legumes […]
Soy was cited as having a significant role in a healthy, sustainable and environmentally responsible diet by the EAT-Lancet Commission in an article published recently. The commission is comprised of 19 commissioners and 18 coauthors from 16 counties in various fields of human health, agriculture, political sciences, and environmental sustainability. Its objective was to quantitatively […]
Just about a year ago, this blog (https://sniglobal.org/can-soy-improve-cognitive-function/) addressed the relationship between soy and cognitive function, a controversial topic given some of the older epidemiologic findings.1,2 The blog post ended by referring to a recent review of the literature that concluded: “The evidence to date is not sufficient to make any recommendations about the association […]
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