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Eating Soy Helps To Prevent Other Health Risks In Women With PCOS
Consuming a diet rich in soy may help women with a type of hormonal disorder associated with infertility and prevent the risk of diabetes and heart disease, says a study.
The study examined how soy isoflavones, naturally occurring plant-based oestrogens found in the soybean plant, could benefit women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS); a hormonal disorder causing enlarged ovaries with small cysts on the outer edges and a major cause of infertilty.
Women who have PCOS face a higher risk of developing other health problems, including diabetes and coronary heart disease.
"The study indicates that consuming soy isoflavone regularly may help women with PCOS improve their metabolic and cardiovascular health," said lead author Zatollah Asemi from the University of Kashan in Iran.
The findings showed that women who consumed soy isoflavones regularly saw improvement in biological markers that reflect how effectively the body utilises insulin to process sugar.
Soy isoflavones lowered the levels of circulating insulin in the blood and other biological markers associated with insulin resistance; a condition where the body does not use insulin to process sugars effectively and that can lead to type 2 diabetes.
Further, eating soy-rich foods also reduced the levels of testosterone, harmful cholesterol known as low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and triglycerides, or fats in the blood, than their counterparts who received the placebo.
PCOS, one of the most common hormone disorders in women of reproductive age occurs when a woman's body produces slightly higher amounts of testosterone and other androgen hormones, sex hormones typically associated with men, but also found in women than normal levels.
The resulting hormone imbalance can cause irregular or absent menstrual periods, infertility, weight gain, acne, excess hair on the face and body, or thinning of the hair on scalp.
For the study, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, the team included 70 women who were between the ages of 18 and 40.
Half
of
the
women
were
randomly
assigned
to
take
a
daily
50
mg/day
of
soy
isoflavone
supplement
for
12
weeks
and
the
other
half
received
a
placebo.
Thus, it was noted that soy prevents health risks in women with PCOS.
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