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Leer en Español Throughout much of the world puberty is occurring at younger and younger ages. In particular, breast development and menarche in girls is occurring earlier.1 This trend toward earlier development most likely has a number of causes. Exposure to hormonally-active agents in the environment has been proposed as one factor.1 So has the […]
A new position paper on protein and exercise from the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN) provides useful information for health professionals.1 But it falls short in its conclusions about soy protein. The paper presents 14 conclusions/recommendations about protein and exercise including the following: It is not necessary to consume protein within a limited timeframe […]
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 […]
The United Nations declared 2016 to be the International Year of the Pulses, placing a focus on the role of these foods in healthy diets and sustainable food production. Pulses are part of the legume family, which includes dried beans, peanuts, and soyfoods. They are important in diets throughout the world and represent an especially […]
According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, including soyfoods in vegetarian diets is one easy way to make this eating pattern more healthful.(1) In the most recent update to their position on vegetarian diets by Melina et al.,1 the Academy, which is the national professional organization for dietitians, cited the regular use of legumes […]
While body mass index (BMI) is a useful metric for assessing obesity within populations, it falls short for individual assessment. Specifically, it doesn’t distinguish between lean and fat tissue. Nor does it provide information about body fat distribution. Abdominal obesity, also known as central obesity, is the most important factor in determining health risk. Although […]
Looking for protection against heart disease? One way would be to replace dairy fat with polyunsaturated fat (PUFA). Dairy fat may not be as harmful as it has typically been portrayed over the past 30 years, but it certainly isn’t going to offer protection against cardiovascular disease (CVD). Americans strived to reduce their intake of […]
Fat is back. Not that it ever really went away. Even when very low-fat diets were all the rage, experts recognized that certain fats were more harmful than others and some were even beneficial. A common misperception is that omega-6 polyunsaturated fats, which are found in abundant amounts in most oils, including soybean oil, are […]
When it comes to plant-based diets, both the amount and type of protein consumed matters. Soybeans score high on both metrics: they provide more protein and better quality protein than other plant foods, including other legumes.1 But there is another issue in protein nutrition than may be just as important. The pattern or distribution of […]
In a recent review in the journal Open Heart, the official journal of the British Cardiovascular Society, researchers suggested that increased intake of the omega-6 polyunsaturated fat over the past several decades is largely responsible for the U.S. obesity epidemic [1]. One of the authors, James DiNicolantonio, is an associate editor of Open Heart, and […]
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