The Soy Nutrition Institute provides information, research, and discussion about the benefits of soy to your health.
SNI Global recently had the opportunity to play a key role in the U.S. Soy campaign hosted by the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) in Seoul, South Korea, from June 11-13. Charlotte Martin, MS, RDN, represented SNI Global at this unique venue. The three-day event brought together U.S. soybean industry leaders (including representatives from the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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