The age at which puberty occurs is dropping throughout the world, especially for girls. Factors such as maternal diet during pregnancy are thought to contribute to the trend. A new…
Soy Consumption and Breast Cancer Patients: New Study Changes Nothing
A new rat study from Georgetown University provides intriguing findings regarding the effects of genistein on the efficacy of the breast cancer drug tamoxifen. But for breast cancer patients, this…
Isoflavones Deserve More Attention for Their Effects on Hot Flashes
There is good reason to encourage clinicians to recommend isoflavones for women who experience hot flashes and wish to avoid hormone therapy, despite the limitations of research, as noted below.…
Assertion by Actress Blake Lively Incorrect Regarding Soy and Weight Loss
Actress Blake Lively says she got in shape for her new movie The Shallows by giving up soy and gluten. The 28-year-old actress, best known for her role as Serena…
Soy Isoflavones and Hot Flashes: Getting to the Bottom of Conflicting Findings
The June 2016 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) includes a new meta-analysis of clinical trials on isoflavones and hot flashes.1 The study concluded that both…