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Article: Soy and cholesterol.
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- Townsend Letter: The Examiner of Alternative Medicine
- Article date:
- August 1, 2006
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A review of soy protein and soy isoflavones was done on plasma lipid profiles, largely in postmenopausal women, the review included 17 studies in which individuals were given soy protein and nine studies in which they were given extracts of soy isoflavones. The conclusion of the authors was that the effect of both soy protein and soy isoflavone extracts had only a very small effect on reductions of total cholesterol, mostly LDL.
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Commentary: Why is it that research keeps going back and forth on the effects of soy and plasma lipids? A meta-analysis of 38 studies was a landmark paper, which concluded that if we consume 31 to 47 grams ...