BACKGROUND Soy drink replacement in the diet might have beneficial effects on anthropometric and blood pressure values for overweight and obese subjects. Therefore, we are going to determine the effects of soy drink replacements on the weight, waist circumference and blood pressure among overweight and obese female youths. PATIENTS AND METHODS This was a cross-over randomized clinical trial o...

Soy protein-based formulas have been available for almost 100 years. Since the first use of soy formula as a milk substitute for an infant unable to tolerate a cow milk protein-based formula, the formulation has changed to the current soy protein isolate. Despite very limited indications for its use, soy protein-based formulas in the United States may account for nearly 25% of the formula marke...

Soy-based beverages are a source of high quality proteins and balanced nutrients; they thus represent an alternative to milk in case of allergy to cow milk proteins or intolerance to lactose. In this research, antioxidant properties of soy-based beverages and UHT cow milk were studied. In addition, color parameters, by a quick and non-destructive methodology, were studied in order to verify a p...

Functional food intake has been highlighted as a strategy for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases by reducing risk factors. In this study, we compared the effects of oral treatment with soy milk and simvastatin on dyslipidemia, left ventricle remodeling and atherosclerotic lesion of LDL receptor knockout mice (LDLr-/-) fed a hyperlipidic diet. Forty 3-month old male LDLr-/- mice were dist...

We determined the effectiveness of soy milk with calcium for prevention of enamel erosion caused by chlorinated water. Thirty-six bovine teeth without wear or caries, sized 8 x 10 mm, were placed in resin acrylic blocks. All specimens had an initial enamel microhardness of 270-320 VHN and were randomly allocated into 3 groups (n = 12/group): control (not treated), casein phosphopeptide-amorphou...

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of soy milk on serum 17- β estradiol level and number of neurons in cerebral cortex and hippocampus as well as determination of the ratio of neurons in cortical and hippocampal regions in neonatal ovariectomized rats. Thirty female rats (one day old) were divided into six groups of five. At day 7, ovariectomy surgery was performed in four groups a...

In this study, the potential use of Moringa oleifera as a clotting agent of different types of milk (whole, skim, and soy milk) was investigated. M. oleifera seed extract showed high milk-clotting activity followed by flower extract. Specific clotting activity of seed extract was 200 times higher than that of flower extract. Seed extract is composed by four main protein bands (43.6, 32.2, 19.4,...

to find out whether or not soy milk as a phytoestrogen product can improve the quality of life of the iranian postmenopausal women.participants of this randomized clinical trial were 57 healthy postmenopausal women. all eligible women were randomly divided into two groups of soy milk (sg) and control (cg). individuals in the sg (n = 34) received 500 ml soy milk including genistein (28.86 mg/dl)...

Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease with symptoms of hypothyroidism including psychosis, weight gain, heat and cold sensitivity etc. Some risk factors such as certain human leukocyte antigen (HLA), cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen (CTLA) polymorphisms or certain infections are related to this disease. There are some reports claiming soy food could interfere with thyroid function. In ...

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...