Soy Linked to Less Belly Fat in Post-Menopausal Women

A daily soy supplement may prevent abdominal fat increases in post-menopausal women, suggests a new study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Women receiving a daily soy shake experienced reductions in their subcutaneous abdominal fat, while women receiving a casein placebo experienced gains in fat around their waist and abdomen.

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Soybean Compound Cools Hot Flashes Safely

For menopausal women who took a standardized soy supplement, the number of hot flashes was safely reduced by 52%, researchers here found. That was compared with a reduction of 39% among patients who took placebo, Hope A. Ricciotti, M.D., of Harvard, and colleagues reported in the January issue of Menopause.

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