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Epidemiologic studies highlight soy’s potential associations with prevention of cancer, CVD, and diabetes

March 1, 2023 by Dr. Mark Messina

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, […]

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Effects on Markers of CVD: Soybean Oil on Par with High Oleic Oils

May 4, 2022 by Dr. Mark Messina

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 […]

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The Heart of the Matter: Focus on Dietary Patterns

April 7, 2022 by Dr. Mark Messina

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 […]

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New research suggests consuming soy reduces risk of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality

February 18, 2022 by Dr. Mark Messina

Many Asian epidemiologic studies have examined the impact of soy intake on a variety of health outcomes. But surprisingly, until the results of the China Cardiometabolic Disease and Cancer Cohort [4C] study were published, no study had examined the relationship between soy intake and total CVD events and all-cause mortality in a Chinese population.1 Furthermore, […]

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Soy may favorably affect risk factors for CHD, the leading cause of death in America

November 3, 2021 by Dr. Mark Messina

The cholesterol-lowering effect of soy protein is well established,1-8 but there is also intriguing evidence that independent of cholesterol, soy favorably affects coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors. CHD is the leading cause of mortality among Americans according to newly published data by He et al.9 It accounts for about one out of every five […]

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New Study Confirms: SOY OIL LOWERS RISK OF HEART DISEASE; HAS NO IMPACT ON INFLAMMATION, OXIDATION

August 11, 2021 by Dr. Mark Messina

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 […]

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New study shows soy is associated with a lower risk of dying of a heart attack

July 6, 2021 by Dr. Mark Messina

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 […]

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Advantages of Soy Highlighted by the International Lipid Expert Panel

July 22, 2020 by Dr. Mark Messina

Soy received a major shout out from Zhubi-Bakija et al.,1 in the form of a position paper written on behalf of the International Lipid Expert Panel, which is comprised of nearly 100 experts from around the world. The panel was charged with elucidating the impact of animal vs vegetable protein on cardiometabolic risk factors. The […]

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Cholesterol Levels Coming Down, But Dietary Changes Still Needed

May 5, 2020 by Dr. Mark Messina

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) kills more Americans than any other disease. Coronary heart disease (CHD) accounts for the largest share of the diseases that fall under the umbrella of CVD as it is responsible for 13% of all U.S. deaths (~365,000/year).1 Elevated cholesterol is an important CHD risk factor – so a recent report from the […]

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Challenges to Dietary Fat Dogma Still Supportive of Soyfoods

August 21, 2019 by Dr. Mark Messina

Despite recommendations by the major international health agencies to reduce saturated fat intake, debate continues within the scientific community about the relationship between fatty acid intake and coronary heart disease (CHD) risk. Two good recent articles exemplify this debate. Although both question current dogma regarding dietary fat, they are still consistent with the concept that […]

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