Sunday, July 15, 2012

Soy and Neurobehavioral effects

Posted by Chantel M. Contributed by US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health

In the study of Neurobehavioral effects of dietary soy phytoestrogens, posted in PudMed, showed that
consumption of dietary phytoestrogens resulting in very high plasma isoflavone levels (in many cases over a relatively short interval of consumption in adulthood) can significantly alter sexually dimorphic brain regions, anxiety, learning and memory. The findings of these studies identify the biological actions of phytoestrogens, specifically isoflavones and their metabolites, found in animal soy-containing diets on brain and behavior and implicate the importance of phytoestrogens given the recognized significance of estrogens in brain and neural disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, especially in women.

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