Dr. Mark Messina, Author at The Soy Nutrition Institute

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Heart Health Men’s Health Nutrition Women’s Health

January 10, 2019

FDA Approves Health Claim for High Oleic Oils

A qualified health claim for high oleic oils was recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. With the new health claim consumers now have two soybean oils, conventional…

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Women’s Health

January 3, 2019

Soy Formula and Menstrual Pain: A Look at the Evidence

Despite being widely commercially available for decades and having been used by as many as 20 million Americans during infancy, the advantages and disadvantages of soy infant formula (SIF) have…

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Men’s Health Nutrition Women’s Health

January 3, 2019

Soy Formula Doesn’t Inform about Soyfoods

What is the relationship between soy infant formula (SIF) and the general category of soyfoods? As discussed below, and in a second blog to follow, when it comes to nutrition,…

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Cancer Women’s Health

November 20, 2018

Perspective on Breast Cancer and Soy Controversy

The soy and breast cancer controversy has been around a long time. It persists despite an abundance of human research supporting the safety and possible benefit of soyfood consumption by…

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Men’s Health Soy Protein Women’s Health

September 17, 2018

Building Muscle? Protein Blends That Include Soy May Be Advantageous Over Single Proteins

A novel finding that soy protein and whey protein increase the size of different types of muscle fibers suggests that a combination of these two proteins may be a more…

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A Closer Look: Impact of Soy Infant Formula On Growth and Development

Nutrition

August 17, 2018

A Closer Look: Impact of Soy Infant Formula On Growth and Development

There has been a lot of discussion of late about the impact of soy infant formula (SIF) on growth and development, primarily because soyfoods, including SIF, are uniquely-rich sources of…

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Cancer

July 11, 2018

A New Take on Phytate

New research suggests phytate, an “anti-nutrient” found in soybeans and other legumes, may reduce the risk of developing colon cancer. Most plant foods contain multiple compounds historically classified as antinutrients…

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Soy Protein

June 28, 2018

Weight Loss: Soy vs. Non-Soy Protein

For decades, the merits of consuming plant vs animal protein have been hotly debated. From an historical perspective, until fairly recently, plant protein often came up short. However, slowly over…

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June 5, 2018

Soy Science Perspectives

2019 FDA Approves Health Claim for High Oleic Oils Soy Formula and Menstrual Pain: A Look at the Evidence Soy Formula Doesn't Inform about Soyfoods 2018 Perspective on Breast Cancer…

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Nutrition Soy Protein

May 30, 2018

Is Soybean Lectin an Issue?

Lectins have been in the spotlight, and for some, have become a cause for concern. At least when it comes to soyfoods, that concern is mostly much ado about nothing.…

Dr. Mark Messina

FDA Approves Health Claim for High Oleic Oils

Soy Formula and Menstrual Pain: A Look at the Evidence

Soy Formula Doesn’t Inform about Soyfoods

Perspective on Breast Cancer and Soy Controversy

Building Muscle? Protein Blends That Include Soy May Be Advantageous Over Single Proteins

A Closer Look: Impact of Soy Infant Formula On Growth and Development

A New Take on Phytate

Weight Loss: Soy vs. Non-Soy Protein

Soy Science Perspectives

Is Soybean Lectin an Issue?

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