SNI Global

The Soy Nutrition Institute provides information, research, and discussion about the benefits of soy to your health.

Soy health
and nutrition Research

Soy health and nutrition research

Hundreds of peer-reviewed studies focused on the safety and health benefits of soyfoods and soybean components have been published over the past three decades. Through the Soy Health and Nutrition Research Program, funded by the United Soybean Board, the Soy Nutrition Institute Global has supported research on priority health outcomes. Current and recent SNI Global research initiatives are noted below.

Recent Research

Published in Peer-Reviewed Journals

Plant-based meat alternatives can help facilitate and maintain a lower animal to plant protein intake ratio

May 2023Advances in Nutrition

The health effects of soy: A reference guide for health professionals

September 2022Frontiers in Nutrition

Perspective: Soybeans Can Help Address the Caloric and Protein Needs of a Growing Global Population

May 2022Frontiers in Nutrition

Perspective: Soy-Based Meat and Dairy Alternatives, Despite Classification as Ultra-Processed Foods, Deliver High-Quality Nutrition on Par With Unprocessed or Minimally Processed Animal-Based Counterparts

March 2022Advances in Nutrition

Soybean oil lowers circulating cholesterol levels and coronary heart disease risk, and has no effect on markers of inflammation and oxidation

September 2021Nutrition

Neither soyfoods nor isoflavones warrant classification as endocrine disruptors: a technical review of the observational clinical data

March 2021Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Neither soyfoods nor isoflavones affects male reproductive hormones: An expanded and updated meta-analysis of clinical studies

March 2021Reproductive Toxicology

Recent surveys on food allergy prevalence

January 2020Nutrition Today

Cumulative meta-analysis of the soy effect over time

July 2019Journal of the American Heart Association

A meta-analysis of 46 studies identified by the FDA demonstrates that soy protein decreases circulating LDL and total cholesterol concentrations in adults

June 2019The Journal of Nutrition

Soy isoflavone consumption and age at pubarche in adolescent males

September 2018European Journal of Nutrition

No difference between the effects of supplementing with soy protein versus animal protein on gains in muscle mass and strength in response to resistance exercise

January 2018International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Research projects in progress

Additional Resources

May 18, 2023

New Paper: Plant-Based Meat Alternatives Can Help Facilitate and Maintain a Lower Animal to Plant Protein Intake Ratio

Health authorities recommend that developed countries increase their intake of plant protein for personal health and planetary benefits. But what is the optimal dietary intake ratio of animal protein to plant protein, and how can consumers achieve that balance? A paper recently published in Advances in Nutrition offers recommendations and aims to inform health professionals […]

May 3, 2023

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

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 […]

April 6, 2023

Soy: Good For You. Good For The Planet.

At MorningStar Farms®, we choose soy as our main protein source because it’s a high-quality protein and has a neutral flavor profile that acts as the perfect canvas for creating delicious plant-based foods. We’ve been on a plant-based journey since 1974 and believe that great tasting, nutritious, and environmentally conscious meal choices are a delicious […]