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May 27, 2025 — The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission released its Make Our Children Healthy Again: Assessment. Among a handful of other topics, the food children are eating was named as one of the drivers of chronic diseases. The science of nutrition is complex and our understanding of the impact of diet on […]
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 […]
Soy isoflavones and Alzheimer’s disease Although isoflavones are routinely classified as endocrine disruptors (EDs) a recent comprehensive technical review that focused on the observational and clinical data concluded this designation is unwarranted.1 That is one reason a new narrative review by Polish researchers entitled, “The Beneficial Role of Natural Endocrine Disruptors: Phytoestrogens in Alzheimer’s […]
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 […]
Despite being widely commercially available for decades and having been used by as many as 20 million Americans during infancy, the advantages and disadvantages of soy infant formula (SIF) have been debated for 25 years. This debate exists despite the U.S. National Toxicology Program twice concluding there is little evidence to suggest SIF isn’t safe, […]
There has been a lot of discussion of late about the impact of soy infant formula (SIF) on growth and development, primarily because soyfoods, including SIF, are uniquely-rich sources of isoflavones. Experience and scientific data support the use of SIF. Consider the following: soy infant formula has been in use for more than 50 years. […]
By Mark Messina, PhD, MS Leer en Español Research suggests that the type of milk consumed may modestly impact childhood growth, although this effect most likely will be impacted by overall diet.1 However, there is no evidence to suggest that cow’s milk has advantages over other protein-rich milks like fortified soymilk despite the results of new […]
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