Impact of soy consumption on human health: integrative review

Abstract Soy consumption is a millenary habit of populations of the eastern world and has recently increased in the western world. The risks and benefits of this practice have been extensively studied, with a current fundamental need of integration of available information. The aim of this study was to carry out an integrative review on this topic, in order to consolidate the available information. Based on the main question: “What is the impact of soy consumption on human health?”, were reviewed publications classified as original articles and reviews published from 1998 to 2020 in the databases Scopus, PubMed, SciELO, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library. A total of 97 studies were selected. In the present review were described the general impact of soy on human health and its protein quality, the effects of early exposure using soy formulas, and the effects of soy consumption on breast cancer, endometrial and ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, cardiovascular disease, glucose metabolism and type 2 diabetes, obesity, reproductive health, menopause, female and male osteoporosis, microbiota, immunity and immunomodulation, thyroid function, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and renal function.

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Main Authors: Nogueira-de-Almeida,Carlos Alberto, Ferraz,Ivan Savioli, Ued,Fábio da Veiga, Almeida,Ane Cristina Fayão, Ciampo,Luiz Antonio Del
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos - ITAL 2020
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1981-67232020000100304
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