We recently updated our soy research page with a 2019 dose-response meta-analysis of 23 prospective studies. It included a total of 330,826 participants and found that both soy protein and soy isoflavones had a positive impact on breast cancer mortality (1). A 10 mg/day increase in soy isoflavone intake was associated with a 9% decreased risk of breast cancer mortality, and a 5 g/day increase in soy protein intake was associated with a 12% reduction in breast cancer death (1).
In a 2018 cross-sectional study, researchers measured vitamin B12 concentrations in milk samples from 26 vegan, 22 vegetarian, and 26 non-vegetarian breastfeeding […]
Compiled by Ginny Messina, MPH, RD and Reed Mangels, PhD, RD, FADA We have updated Protein Part 2—Research and Weightlifting for Vegans […]
A review of 6 cohort studies found no correlation between eating fish and a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease or mortality.
A report, published in September 2019, on cardiovascular events among vegetarians in the EPIC-Oxford cohort garnered much media attention with its striking […]
