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Soy, Pregnancy and Pubertal Development

March 21, 2017 by Dr. Mark Messina

The age at which puberty occurs is dropping throughout the world, especially for girls. Factors such as maternal diet during pregnancy are thought to contribute to the trend. A new study from Great Britain sought to understand the relationship between soyfood intake during pregnancy and puberty by looking at urinary isoflavone levels in pregnancy and […]

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Soy Consumption and Breast Cancer Patients: New Study Changes Nothing

February 2, 2017 by Dr. Mark Messina

A new rat study from Georgetown University provides intriguing findings regarding the effects of genistein on the efficacy of the breast cancer drug tamoxifen.  But for breast cancer patients, this study does not clarify whether they should incorporate soyfoods into their diet. Animal studies are obviously an important component of the scientific literature and often […]

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Isoflavones Deserve More Attention for Their Effects on Hot Flashes

September 1, 2016 by Dr. Mark Messina

There is good reason to encourage clinicians to recommend isoflavones for women who experience hot flashes and wish to avoid hormone therapy, despite the limitations of research, as noted below. Isoflavones may be more potent than selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) at alleviating menopausal hot flashes. That was the conclusion of a group of Chinese […]

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Assertion by Actress Blake Lively Incorrect Regarding Soy and Weight Loss

September 1, 2016 by Dr. Mark Messina

Actress Blake Lively says she got in shape for her new movie The Shallows by giving up soy and gluten. The 28-year-old actress, best known for her role as Serena van der Woodsen on the CW network’s teen drama Gossip Girl, began filming her new bikini-clad surfer role just months after giving birth to a […]

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Soy Isoflavones and Hot Flashes: Getting to the Bottom of Conflicting Findings

August 16, 2016 by Dr. Mark Messina

The June 2016 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) includes a new meta-analysis of clinical trials on isoflavones and hot flashes.1 The study concluded that both  “composite and specific phytoestrogen supplementations” were associated with modest reductions in the frequency of hot flashes and vaginal dryness. Past analyses in medical journals haven’t […]

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