OBJECTIVE To determine whether a New Zealand cluster of thyrotoxicosis with low uptake on scintiscan was associated with soy milk consumption. METHOD A case-control study was conducted, with controls matched by age, sex, and region. RESULTS All cases (5/5) and one control (1/30) consumed soy milk before the index date. The cases all drank a brand of soy milk that had unexpectedly high level...

OBJECTIVE A meta-analysis was carried out to summarize published data on the relationship between breast cancer and dietary factors. METHODS Databases in Chinese (China National Knowledge Infrastructure [CNKI], China Biology Medicine [CBM], WanFang, VIP) and in English (PubMed and Web of Science) were searched for articles analyzing vegetable, fruit, soy food and fat consumption and breast ca...

Issue There is abundance in production of soybeans which can be utilized in producing various food products that are either completely or mainly of soy ingredients. Recent trends in the health foods markets promote use of soy as snack foods that are good for a healthy diet for children and adults to help them regulate their appetite. Studies have shown that 20% of the daily calories consumed by...

Using dry dog food label information, the hypothesis was tested that the risk of gastric dilatation-volvulus (GDV) increases with an increasing number of soy and cereal ingredients and a decreasing number of animal-protein ingredients among the first four ingredients. A nested case-control study was conducted with 85 GDV cases and 194 controls consuming a single brand and variety of dry food. N...

AIM Isoflavones in soy foods are part of a larger class of flayonoid compounds that have have been demonstrated to be potent dietary anti-cancer agents, and the effect of soy intake on the survival of ovarian cancer is conflicting. Therefore, we aimed to explore the whether soy intake is related to the risk of death of breast cancer. METHODS A prospective study was conducted. A total of 256 p...

RESEARCH ON SO'{BEAN naVOt has heen extensive. ·and many patents for tmproving or reducing flavor of soybean products haVe heen granted. Still. this factor adversely affects the acceptance. and In many ways limns the use. of soy produc·ts tn foods. I\.albrener et al. t 1971 1 reported that the predominant heany and bitter flavors of mature soybeans are still present in commercial soy flours. co...

A population-based case-control study of diet, inherited susceptibility and prostate cancer was undertaken in the lowlands and central belt of Scotland to investigate the effect of phyto-oestrogen intake and serum concentrations on prostate cancer risk. A total of 433 cases and 483 controls aged 50-74 years were asked to complete a validated FFQ and provide a non-fasting blood sample. Multivari...

High Methoxy Pectin (HMP), Sugar Beet Pectin (SBP), Soy Pectin (SOY), and Fructooligosaccharide (FOS, as a positive control) were used to determine fermentation properties considering applicability as functional foods, particularly related to colon health. Certain beneficial effects of carbohydrates in humans can be postulated as being due to microorganisms and metabolites (short-chain fatty ac...

Introduction During last years, probiotic products have attracted great interest in treating various health complications, including chronic kidney diseases, metabolic abnormalities such as dyslipidemia, chronic inflammation, and hyperglycemia as well as obesity.1-5 It has been suggested that because of the significant contribution of gut microbiota to energy metabolism, consuming probiotic pro...