Soyfood Consumption...Associated with Decreased Carotid Intima-Media Thickness,Lower Total and LDL Cholesterol

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Greater Habitual Soyfood Consumption May be Associated with Decreased

Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Lower Total and LDL Cholesterol

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Reference: " Greater habitual soyfood consumption is associated with

decreased carotid intima-media thickness and better plasma lipids in

Chinese middle-aged adults, " Zhang B, Su YX, et al, Atherosclerosis,

2007 Nov 16; [Epub ahead of print]. (Address: Faculty of Nutrition,

School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, 74# Zhongshan Road 2,

Guangzhou 510080, People's Republic of China. E-mail:

suyx@... ).

Summary: In a cross-sectional study involving 406 Chinese adults aged

40-65 years, results indicate that greater habitual soyfood consumption

may be associated with a decreased bifurcation carotid intima-media

thickness (IMT) and improved lipid profile, particularly in men. Among

men, after adjusting for potential confounders, the third tertile for

habitual soyfood consumption (mean = 7.48 g/d soy protein) was

associated with lower mean bifurcation IMT (16%), total cholesterol

(12.3%) and LDL cholesterol (19.6%), compared with the first tertile

(mean = 0.64 g/d soy protein). Similarly, among women, the third tertile

for habitual soyfood consumption (mean = 8.35 g/d soy protein) was

associated with lower mean bifurcation IMT (9.4%), total cholesterol

(6.2%) and LDL cholesterol (10.4%), compared with the first tertile

(mean = 0.64 g/d soy protein). The association between habitual soyfood

intake and IMT and total and LDL cholesterol was stronger in men. Thus,

the authors of this stu dy conclude, " higher habitual soyfood

consumption is associated with decreased bifurcation IMT, plasma TC and

LDL-c in middle-aged Chinese adults. The association is more apparent in

men than in women. "

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