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Sex-specific associations of habitual intake of soy protein and isoflavones with risk of type 2 diabetes

A woman may improve her chances of staying free from type 2 diabetes by adding more soy foods to her diet.

This study examined how dietary ingestion of proteins and isoflavones from soy foods affect an individual's odds of developing type 2 diabetes. Researchers surveyed the diets of 8,269 diabetes-free Korean men and women aged 40 years and above. During the course of the study, a total of 531 participants were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. 

The research team identified a favorable association between increased intake of soy proteins and isoflavones and decreased risk of type 2 diabetes in women, but not in men. This study supports existing evidence that eating soy foods may be beneficial for the prevention of type 2 diabetes in women.

Research Summary Information

  • 2021
  • Hye Won Woo, Mi Kyung Kim, Young-Hoon Lee, Dong Hoon Shin, Min-Ho Shin, Bo Youl Choi
  • Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea; Institute for Health and Society, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea. Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea; Institute for Health and Society, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea. Electronic address: kmkkim@hanyang.ac.kr. Department of Preventive Medicine & Institute of Wonkwang Medical Science, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, South Korea. Department of Preventive Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, South Korea. Department of Preventive Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, South Korea.
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