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Diet & Nutrition
Dietary soy protein, isoflavones don't affect bone, may adversely effect uterus
July 7th, 2005
Results of a study in sexually mature rats indicate that dietary soy protein and isoflavones don't affect bone or the vagina, but may adversely effect the uterus. According to a report by M. Nakai and colleagues, University of Illinois, "Three-month-old intact Sprague-Dawley female rats (n=50) were fed diets containing casein, soy protein, or casein with isoflavone extract for 12 weeks. The amount of casein, soy protein, and extract (per kilogram diet) in each group was: (1) 200 g casein (control); (2) 100 g casein plus 100 g soy protein (low soy); (3) 200 g soy protein (high soy); 4) 200 g casein plus 17.2 g extract (low extract); and (5) 200 g casein plus 34.4 g...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-07-07)
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