SOY ISOFLAVONES BOOST POSTMENOPAUSAL IMMUNITY.

Scientists from Washington State University randomly assigned postmenopausal women aged 50 to 65 years to one of three experimental groups: dairy milk plus placebo supplement, soymilk containing 71.6 mg natural isoflavones plus a placebo supplement, and 70 mg isoflavones in a supplement plus equivalent liquid. Plasma and 24-hour urine samples were obtained at baseline and at 16 weeks and assayed for immune variables. The researchers concluded soymilk and supplemental isoflavones modulate B cell populations and appear to be protective against DNA damage in postmenopausal women. (Natural Products Insider, May 22, 2006)