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The “New Menopause,” Hormone Therapy, and the Role of Soy Foods

September 9, 2024 by SNI Global Staff

Menopause is a hot topic, and a “new” approach to it is being driven largely by a generation of mid-life female OB-GYNs and health professionals who are aimed at destigmatizing this natural transition in a woman’s life. This approach to menopause addresses symptoms with lifestyle changes, such as diet, nutrition, and exercise, along with a […]

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Soy Foods Complement GLP-1 Agonist Drugs

June 26, 2024 by SNI Global Staff

Demand is surging for a newer class of prescription drugs that manage type 2 diabetes (T2D) and promote weight loss (WL).1,2 This article will review the basic function of these drugs, their common side effects, and how soy foods may complement their use. These drugs can be classified as “mono” agonists, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists […]

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Extend Your “Healthspan” with Soy Foods

June 26, 2024 by SNI Global Staff

Lifespans have more than doubled over the past one hundred years, largely due to a reduction in infant mortality and advances in modern medicine.1 With people living into their 70s (and beyond) the concept of the healthspan has emerged as a measure of the number of years of the lifespan that are “healthy and free […]

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More population data support the potential benefits of breast cancer patients consuming soy

May 3, 2023 by Dr. Mark Messina

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 […]

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Do Isoflavones Exert Estrogen-Like Effects in Women?

January 9, 2023 by Dr. Mark Messina

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 […]

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Genistein may be useful for the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer

January 12, 2022 by Dr. Mark Messina

Modern research interest in soyfoods began with a focus on cancer prevention and treatment.1 Much of this interest can be attributed to the soybean being a uniquely rich source of isoflavones, and in particular, genistein. New pre-clinical research by Sharma et al.2 suggests that genistein may have a role in the prevention and treatment of […]

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Systematic Review Supports the Safety of Soy for Women with Breast Cancer

August 17, 2021 by Dr. Mark Messina

Leer en Español Beginning in the late 1990s, concerns arose that soy increases breast cancer risk and worsens the prognosis of women with this disease despite the historically low breast cancer incidence rates in soyfood-consuming countries.1 However, observational data published beginning in 2009,2 showed just the opposite, post-diagnosis soy intake was associated with reduced mortality […]

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Two new studies highlight the potential of soy to reduce hot flashes

August 10, 2021 by Dr. Mark Messina

Leer en Español Two new studies highlight the potential of soy to reduce hot flashes, although both suffer from design limitations. In many respects, the potential alleviation of menopausal hot flashes by consuming soy is the benefit — more than any other — that first caused a lot of women to take a look at […]

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Soymilk and Kidney Stones

June 23, 2021 by Dr. Mark Messina

Nephrolithiasis, or kidney stones, is the presence of renal calculi caused by a disruption in the balance between solubility and precipitation of salts in the urinary tract and in the kidneys.  Approximately 10% of people participating in the 2013–2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination reported having kidney stones. The highest prevalence was observed in males […]

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No Hormonal Effects Observed in Infants on Soy Formula

June 4, 2021 by Dr. Mark Messina

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 […]

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