Soya Shake Can Help Reduce Fat In Post Menopausal Women
October 27, 2007
A study by US scientists suggests that a Soya based drink a day may help post menopausal women to reduce fat.
Abdominal fat is particularly bad for health as it raises risk of heart attacks and diabetes. The scientists looked at the effect of soya, a vegetable protein supplement on the health of 15 women who had gone through menopause.They asked 9 of the women to drink a 120 calorie soya shake a day while 6 were given a dummy shake.
After three months, there was a little difference in weight between the two groups. While those on soya shakes had lost abdominal fat during the course of the study, the other women had put it on.
Writing in the journal Fertility and Sterility, the researchers said the finding would help in improving the health of women who often put on extra fat after menopause. The shakes contain more soya than people would normally eat in their diet and supplements would be needed to get the same effect at home.
Source: IANS
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