The Soy Nutrition Institute provides information, research, and discussion about the benefits of soy to your health.
Much has been written about the soy and breast cancer relationship. Initial interest in this relationship focused on the role that soy isoflavones may have in reducing the risk of developing breast cancer.1,2 But in the late 1990s, rodent research raised the possibility that soyfoods might worsen the prognosis of women with this disease.3 It […]
by Neil McGowan, Sr. Director Global Food Systems at Kellogg Company
At MorningStar Farms®, we choose soy as our main protein source because it’s a high-quality protein and has a neutral flavor profile that acts as the perfect canvas for creating delicious plant-based foods. We’ve been on a plant-based journey since 1974 and believe that great tasting, nutritious, and environmentally conscious meal choices are a delicious […]
Epidemiologic studies are not designed to establish cause and effect relationships because it is not possible to control for all potentially confounding variables. Additionally, it is difficult to accurately assess dietary intake. Nevertheless, epidemiologic studies have played an important role in informing dietary guidelines. Although intervention studies carry the most weight within the scientific community, […]
Soybean isoflavones are commonly classified as phytoestrogens.1,2 The estrogenic properties of isoflavones were first recognized nearly seven decades ago3 although the term “phytoestrogen” was not widely used in reference to isoflavones until the 1970s.4 In the early days of isoflavone research, determining estrogenic activity was based on reproductive effects in animals, and often specifically, uterotrophic […]
Sales and prescription data indicate that specialized infant formulas have become much more common in the United Kingdom, Norway, and Australia over the past two decades.1 In contrast, there has been a rather marked decline in the use of soy infant formula (SIF). If concerns about SIF’s impact on normal growth and development or adverse effects […]
In 1995, Lamartiniere et al.1,2 proposed that the isoflavone genistein when consumed early in life reduces risk of developing breast cancer later in life. Over the past nearly 30 years, both animal3 and epidemiologic evidence4-7 has accumulated in support of this proposal. Nevertheless, the hypothesis that consuming isoflavone-rich soy during childhood and/or adolescence reduces breast […]
Given its huge role in the U.S. and global food supply, the amount of human research on the health effects of soybean oil that has been conducted is limited. So, any clinical trial involving soybean oil substantially contributes to the literature. This is certainly the case for a new 3-month study from China that compared […]
The results of several recently published studies paint a confusing picture of the relationship between specific dietary components or foods and risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). In the view of this author, this research highlights the importance of focusing on overall dietary pattern (rather than a certain food), especially those patterns in which soyfoods play […]
A new perspective by Domić et al.,1 published in Advances in Nutrition, proposes that a vegan diet increases the risk of an inadequate protein intake at an older age and that current strategies to improve the anabolic properties of plant-based foods are not feasible for many older adults. This perspective indirectly highlights the value soyfoods […]
Last year, a blog post on soymilk and kidney stones included a table on the oxalate content of plant milks. Soymilk was listed as containing 9.6mg per serving (cup). According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, foods containing >10mg oxalate/serving are classified as high-oxalate foods and should be limited in the diets of people […]
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