The Soy Nutrition Institute provides information, research, and discussion about the benefits of soy to your health.
The soy and breast cancer controversy has been around a long time. It persists despite an abundance of human research supporting the safety and possible benefit of soyfood consumption by breast cancer patients. In general, health professionals are aware of this research. Hopefully, this information will be efficiently conveyed to the public at large. It’s […]
A novel finding that soy protein and whey protein increase the size of different types of muscle fibers suggests that a combination of these two proteins may be a more optimal approach for producing gains in strength in response to resistance exercise training than either protein alone. The notion that a blend of proteins may […]
Research conducted over the past 30 years has produced a lot of insight into the lifestyle factors that impact overall health and longevity. Much of this research has focused specifically on diet. The first dietary guidelines were issued in 1980 and have been updated every five years since. Nevertheless, there is quite a bit of […]
Soy intake is linked with a wide variety of health benefits. Evidence supporting specific benefits ranges from solid (heart disease) to speculative (prostate cancer). One proposed benefit that has received scant attention is the effect of soy on skin health. There is intriguing research suggesting that even modest amounts of soy favorably affect a number […]
Soyfoods and the isoflavones isolated from soybeans, which are available in supplement form, are one of several nonhormonal treatments for hot flashes. These types of “alternative treatments” are especially popular among women, who for any number of reasons, have decided not to use conventional hormone therapy (HT). Interest in alternatives to HT has increased as […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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