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Leer en Español Research from the University of Illinois by Bosland et al.1 provides important insight about the effects of soy protein on hormone levels in men. This study is especially notable because of its size and duration. The results show that soy protein affects neither circulating levels of free testosterone (biologically active form) or […]
Leer en Español Recent research raises concerns that plant-based, and especially vegan diets, increase fracture risk.1 If indeed this is the case, consuming soyfoods might help offset any potential vulnerability. The main research in question is the EPIC-Oxford study in the U.K. which involves approximately 55,000 (mostly white) participants, about 2,000 of whom are vegans […]
Leer en Español Evidence suggests consuming protein in excess of the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) can increase lean body mass. Evidence also indicates that high-quality plant protein, such as soy protein, can increase lean body mass as effectively as animal protein. A systematic review that examined the relationship between protein intake and lean body mass […]
To say that studying the microbiota, which refers to the population of microorganisms residing in the gut, is a hot area of research is a bit of an understatement. Last year, there were more than 14,000 papers indexed in PubMed involving the microbiota; in 2010, there were little more than 1,000. Recent research supports a […]
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 […]
The connection between the blood thinner warfarin and the consumption of soyfoods is by no means an obvious one. But from time to time, questions about this relationship arise, as was the case when a vegan recently expressed concern about consuming soyfoods because he is on warfarin. For the most part, this concern is without […]
Overwhelming evidence indicates that neither soy, nor the isoflavones in soy, feminize men when consumed as part of a healthy lifestyle. In 2018, meta-analysis of 30 observational studies found that soy intake was associated with a lower risk of having prostate cancer.1 Those findings were cited in a recent article by Samantha Cassetty, RD, that […]
Leer en Español 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 […]
It has been known for decades that the gut microbiota (GMB) play a critical role in the metabolism of isoflavones. Further, it was proposed nearly 20 years ago that those individuals whose large intestine host certain microbiota are more likely to benefit from soyfood consumption than those who don’t.1 New GMB-related research provides even more […]
Caution Urged in Looking at Clinical vs Observational Studies with Fermented vs Non-Fermented Soyfoods Periodically, research involving soy gets picked up by the media. Sometimes, the journal in which the research is published also invites a commentary linked to that research to be written and published in the same issue. Such is the case with […]
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