The Soy Story Still Unfolding: Mental Booster In Menopause Or Not?
•group women by genetic background (about 1/3 of people are naturally “high responders” to soy due to the type of intestinal bacteria they have)
•control for HRT history of participants
•control for diet variations among participants
Dr. Brinton’s group suggests that development of a soy-based treatment for memory improvement could benefit both women and men and potentially be applied to other neurological conditions like Alzheimer’s disease. Until more carefully controlled studies are carried out as the researchers suggest, it seems the power of soy for improving mental clarity during menopause remains debatable.
Link to Original Article:
Zhao, L., and RD Brinton., Nov 2007. “WHI and WHIMS Follow Up and Human Studies of Soy Isoflavones on Cognition,” Expert Review Neurotherapeutics: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17997703?ordinalpos=20&itool=EntrezSy...
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