Soy sauce – made from soya beans – was already known to have anti-cancer properties, as well as lower cholesterol. And now researchers say soy sauce could be an alternative to conventional HRT to treat unpleasant menopausal symptoms.
Studies in Japan, where soy is consumed regularly with meals, found Japanese ladies experienced milder menopausal symptoms than Americans and Europeans. Now researchers at the National Institute of Health and Nutrition in Tokyo found women who consumed soy produced a chemical called S-equol, which halted bone loss and fat accumulation in women in early menopause.
The Journal of Nutrition reports the scientists found that women who took a soy-based supplement containing S-equol for just three months had fewer menopausal symptoms.
