On balance, soy
isoflavones appear to be selective estrogen receptor modulators that may reduce estrogen levels where this is helpful (cancer) and boost them where helpful (bones and cognitive function).
Not exact matches
And although animal products would
appear to be «soy free,» most commercial and health - food store eggs, milk, and flesh foods contain residual
isoflavones from soy - based feeds.4
For example, one study done at the Schools of Public Health and Medicine at the University of North Carolina concluded based on their study results that a soy
isoflavone - rich supplement
appears to have little or no effect on bone in young adult women with normal ovarian function during the course of their one year study.
Soy protein
appears to have several inexplicable mechanisms by which it lowers serum cholesterol [10], from
isoflavones, endocrine effects, fiber, saponins or its» relative amino acid ratio structure.
However, soy protein
appears to have several other mechanisms by which it lowers cholesterol (i.e.
isoflavones, endocrine effects, fiber, saponins, etc.) The specific effects of dietary protein on plasma cholesterol concentrations are well documented: animal proteins tend to be hypercholesterolemic as compared to plant proteins.
As evidence on the toxicity of soy
isoflavones accumulates, warnings have begun to
appear in the popular press.