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Soy May
Strengthen Women's Bones
(HealthDayNews, 9/13/05)
Researchers at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in
Nashville, TN divided more than 24,000 postmenopausal Chinese
women into five groups based on their soy intake from under 5
grams of soy per day to 3 grams or more per day. The
investigators found that subjects consuming the lowest amounts
of soy had a significantly increased risk of bone fractures.
The scientists speculate that soy’s isoflavones, plant-based
estrogen-like compounds, may be responsible for strengthening
bones.
(Archives of Internal Medicine,
September 12, 2005) |
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