Dietary isoflavones, urinary isoflavonoids, and risk of ischemic stroke in women [Nutritional epidemiology and public health]

Conclusions: A habitually high intake of soy isoflavones may be associated with a modest but significant increase in risk of ischemic stroke in women. However, no association was shown for the urinary excretion of isoflavonoids.

Source: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - September 1, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Yu, D., Shu, X.-O., Li, H., Yang, G., Cai, Q., Xiang, Y.-B., Ji, B.-T., Franke, A. A., Gao, Y.-T., Zheng, W., Zhang, X. Tags: Nutritional epidemiology and public health Source Type: research