11.01.05
Indication: Bone fracture risk
Source: Arch Intern Med, September 12, 2005;165(16):1890-5.
Research: Researchers examined the relationship between usual soy food consumption and fracture incidence in 24,403 postmenopausal women who had no history of fracture or cancer and were recruited between March 1997 and May 2000 for the Shanghai Women’s Health Study, a cohort study of approximately 75,000 Chinese women aged 40 to 70 years. Usual soy food intake was assessed at baseline and reassessed during follow-up through in-person interviews using a validated food frequency questionnaire. Outcomes were ascertained by biennial in-person interview surveys.
Results: During a mean follow-up of four-and-a-half years, 1770 incident fractures were identified. Postmenopausal women who ate the most soy protein has a 37% lower risk of bone fracture compared to women who consumed the least soy. Investigators concluded that soy food consumption may reduce the risk of fracture in postmenopausal women, particularly among those in the early years following menopause.
Source: Arch Intern Med, September 12, 2005;165(16):1890-5.
Research: Researchers examined the relationship between usual soy food consumption and fracture incidence in 24,403 postmenopausal women who had no history of fracture or cancer and were recruited between March 1997 and May 2000 for the Shanghai Women’s Health Study, a cohort study of approximately 75,000 Chinese women aged 40 to 70 years. Usual soy food intake was assessed at baseline and reassessed during follow-up through in-person interviews using a validated food frequency questionnaire. Outcomes were ascertained by biennial in-person interview surveys.
Results: During a mean follow-up of four-and-a-half years, 1770 incident fractures were identified. Postmenopausal women who ate the most soy protein has a 37% lower risk of bone fracture compared to women who consumed the least soy. Investigators concluded that soy food consumption may reduce the risk of fracture in postmenopausal women, particularly among those in the early years following menopause.