Nutrition

Soy intake benefits homocysteine metabolism of premenopausal Japanese women

Published in Women's Health Weekly, May 1st, 2003

by J.B. Henderson, MS, senior science editor - Soy products, a common component in the oriental diet, provide nutritionally valuable folate, vitamin B₆ , and minerals. They also are a source of plant estrogens (phytoestrogens), which has raised questions about their effects in both pre- and postmenopausal women.

Now results of a study from Japan indicate that in premenopausal women, soy intake benefits homocysteine metabolism. The research was described in the Journal of Nutrition.

Questions regarding dietary soy and serum homocysteine levels prompted the study by C. Nagata and colleagues, in which they "examined a cross-sectional...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2003-05-01)

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